Chamisha Asar BiShvat, Class One. There are four Rosh Hashana’s: three are connected to nature, and one is strictly religious. Rosh Hashana (1 Tishrei) is the new year for agriculture (among other things) [Rosh Chodesh or] Chamisha Asar BiShvat is the new year for fruit. Fruit are (according to Torah) about pleasure. This Rosh Hashana is not about surviving; it is about pleasure. This is one of the things that separates people from animals.
Chamisha Asar BiShvat, Class One.
Chamisha Asar BiShvat, Class Two. Roots, Trunk, Fruit. Roots: faith, no change or variability. Body: mind hearty and senses; they are always changing and growing. Fruit: how new life is created. Introduction to third class: the idea of Yesh MeAyin.
Chamisha Asar BiShvat, Class Two.
Chamisha Asar BiShvat, Class Three. Yesh MeAyin, it’s meaning, the difference between this process as it applies to plants (זרעים ירקות) and trees (אילן נטוע או זרוע עושה פירות and their fruit). כי האדם עץ השדה (Is this a question or a statement) [??] [!!] Are people like fruit trees or are they not like fruit tress?
