In a midrash, the Emperor Hadrian mocks a 100-year-old man for engaging in this action, but rewards him with gold a year later.
In a midrash, the Emperor Hadrian mocks a 100-year-old man for engaging in this action, but rewards him with gold a year later. Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai told his followers that if they were doing this action when the Messiah came, to 3nish it before greeting him. Leviticus 19:23 includes the orlah, a three-year period a7ter completing this action during which it is forbidden to bene3t from it, followed by a year in which only Israel may bene3t. A passage in the Babylonian originated the custom of doing this upon the birth of a child to prepare for its eventual marriage. The Jewish National Fund, which annually helps 80,000 tourists complete this action in Israel, claims to have done it 250 million times as part of its central mission. In the twentieth century, it became the central ritual of the agricultural new year celebrated on Tu BiShvat. For 10 points, name this action which, when done upon the birth of a child, later provides building material for a chuppah.
In a midrash, the Emperor Hadrian mocks a 100-year-old man for engaging in this action, but rewards him with gold a year later.
planting trees [or planting a  g tree]