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Rabbi Rachel Kobrin: Tu Bishvat: The Roots Of Torah

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in Food on 7 February 2012, 14:11

"It is a tree of life to those who hold it close and all of its supporters are happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all of its paths lead to peace." --Proverbs 3:18 This was one of the very first Hebrew songs I learned. Even as a young child, I knew it was special because it was the melody we sang as we ushered the Torah back into the aron hakodesh -- the holy ark where it is kept. As we approach Tu Bishvat -- the Jewish New Year of the trees -- I am particularly drawn to this piece... Continue reading »

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