[Avodah] Interesting Aspects of Tu B'Shvat

[Zev Sero]

Bear in mind that the EY farmer's work begins not in the spring but in
the autumn, as soon as the post-sukkos rains start.  In the gap between
the yoreh and the malkosh he must plow his fields and sow them.  The
crop grows through the winter and is harvested in the spring.

Don't confuse this with the European/American farmer whose fields freeze
in the winter, and who is therefore idle until the spring thaw.


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