Is there a rotten apple in the Tu-BeShevat Fruit Basket?
By Dan Rabinowitz and Eliezer Brodt
[This post is heavily updated from an earlier Seforim Blog post – here]
Some claim that the origins of the custom to celebrate Tu-beShevat as a holiday that includes eating fruits and other rituals, is Sabbatean. In the main, this assertion is based upon identifying the work Hemdat Yamim as the source for