Today is Tu'B'Shevat the 15th of Shevat the New Year for Trees.It is on this day that trees and fruit are judged which shows,that all things that HaShem Creates ,has life.The thought of trees takes us back to the two trees that were in Gan Eiden-'Eitz Chayim,' and 'Eitz Ha'Da'as Tov Va Ra,' - The 'Tree of Life' and The 'Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.'It is interesting to note that if we add up the Gematriah of the words,'Eitz Ha'Da'as Tov Va Ra,' it comes to 932 and 9+3+2=14 .If we take into account that HaShem's Name -'Elokim,' starts with an 'Alef,' which is 1,we get 14+1 =15 - the same,as the 15th of Shevat,the New Year for Trees.So,as HaShem judges nature,so does HaShem judge us and it comes before HaShem,what happened in the Garden of Eden with the Tree of Knowledge.The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was put in the Garden as was the Tree of Life yet their fruit were not to be partaken of .Our sages believe that they both came from the same root.Adam and Eve were forbidden their fruit ,yet were tempted to eat that which was forbidden.It is interesting that it was through a tree that we were tested.It was through a tree that we were judged.And it was through a tree that we had our eyes opened to good and evil but because we were not ready for the fruit of this tree,we only see good and evil,the way we see it,not the way it really is.The tree was not evil at all,as the knowledge of good and evil belongs to HaShem.We cannot truly understand how good and evil truly work from HaShem's true perspective and how one serves the other.To HaShem,there is reason in all things and though to us,something might appear evil,it really is just something serving a purpose.HaShem forbade us the fruit of this tree,as we are not on a level to understand what is true good and evil.We each have our own perspective and opinions and levels of what makes up true good or true evil.Only HaShem knows.Nothing that we think we do for good or evil,actually is either ,as we cannot see the result of any action we do as HaShem can.Though our Yetzer Horah's tempt us,we try to fight it all the time and sometimes fail.HaShem knew this and so forbade us to partake of the fruit.We needed to be ready.Also,when something happens to us that is negative,via someone else,our response to it is never what is the correct response as HaShem would know to respond,and thus even though we know that a wrong was done to us,we can never respond for the sake of total goodness and so ,we may respond more than is necessary and so,our own response becomes bad.This is also why,when a person was judged by the Sanhedrin in days past,and lashes had to be given,the one giving the lashes,was very nervous in case he gives one too many or too strong,for then,he gets held accountable for over-acting under the circumstances.This is why,only HaShem can give a true and meted out response to what we do for only HaShem knows the true response necessary to keep it 'good' and not 'evil' and not hurt others around,in the process.Every action we do,affects so many things that we could never consider .Only HaShem can give each person what they need for the sake of good.We do not possess this knowledge.So, on this Day of the New Year for Trees,let us all remember that HaShem is the True Judge of Good and Evil and that we must do our utmost to follow HaShem Who Knows all.HaShem is in all judgements and the Knowledge of true Good and Evil,rests with HaShem alone as the Gematriah of the Tree of Knowledge of Good And Evil when put with the 'Alef' of HaShem's Name,comes to this very day-the 15th of Shevat,HaShem's New Year For Trees and Fruit.As Pirkei Avot mentions,'No one judges except One.'When we realize that HaShem is All and should be obeyed in all things,then the pathway from the Tree of Knowledge awaits us,to go toward the 'Tree of Life.HaShem is the only path to His Tree of Life and the only path to the true light. Tu' B' Shevat Sameach to HaShem with love and to all of you.