The Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team got a special visit Monday night from Rabbi Yaakov Gloiberman, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Lod, on occasion of Tu B'Shevat, Judaism's "New Year for Trees."

Gloiberman, who stopped by during practice, gave the players dried fruits, a traditional foodstuff eaten on the holiday, and told them about the importance of the day, which emphasizes the spiritual potential of mankind. ...