Tu B’shvat, Valentines Day, and Shabbat

Tu B’shvat is the New Year of the Trees. It’s a great time for a winter walk! Where I am we have a ton of snow. I just went out and saw pretty snow, trees, and a deer! The natural world reminds us that life has cycles. A time to rest and a time to rally. The former gives rise to the latter. We say about the wintery trees “the sap is rising”. What is rising in you? From today’s walk - a snowy river…