GC#119 - Grape Expectations - Perek Shira 50 - The Song of the Vine
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What is Tu Bishvat? A chance to sing happy birthday to the trees? We know we are not just tree huggers for the sake of it, so there must be more to it than that. The vine sings a song of togetherness. Isolated, we are as good as worthless. It is strength in numbers - not necessarily quantitatively, but in the nature of being together with others. We cannot do it alone. And when we can acknowledge this, it is the biggest blessing of all...
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