tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926230.post6772934062696480874..comments2024-03-05T08:06:41.189-05:00Comments on On The Contrary: This Tu Bi-Shvat, Eat Fresh FruitADDeRabbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11749876612695930184noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926230.post-11670234794868427572012-02-09T09:02:14.841-05:002012-02-09T09:02:14.841-05:00It is interesting to read R. Kook in light of the ...It is interesting to read R. Kook in light of the almost reversed imagery in Jeremiah 24, where "rotten figs" represent the community living in Israel, while the "good figs" represent the community in exile in Babylon.Placido Etzionihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451076952973525583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926230.post-65175277405290556872012-02-09T09:01:48.372-05:002012-02-09T09:01:48.372-05:00It is interesting to read R. Kook in light of the ...It is interesting to read R. Kook in light of the almost reversed imagery in Jeremiah 24, where "rotten figs" represent the community living in Israel, while the "good figs" represent the community in exile in Babylon.Placido Etzionihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451076952973525583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926230.post-82653182385189195492012-02-09T09:01:21.955-05:002012-02-09T09:01:21.955-05:00It is interesting to read R. Kook in light of the ...It is interesting to read R. Kook in light of the almost reversed imagery in Jeremiah 24, where "rotten figs" represent the community living in Israel, while the "good figs" represent the community in exile in Babylon.Placido Etzionihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451076952973525583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926230.post-10787723469070677932012-02-07T03:11:03.375-05:002012-02-07T03:11:03.375-05:00Carob is awesome! Although, as you hint, it's...Carob is awesome! Although, as you hint, it's much better fresh. Try to get some straight from the tree at the beginning of August--it grows everywhere.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605211520894705115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9926230.post-84606668308982987672012-02-06T08:08:04.990-05:002012-02-06T08:08:04.990-05:00Tu BiShvat is one of my pet peeves. It's a fi...Tu BiShvat is one of my pet peeves. It's a fiscal holiday, like you noted. Nothing more. Yet today if you don't have a local Tu BiShvat Seder and make a point of eating at least 3 fruits from the Top 7 (and they have to be dried, just like our ancestors ate them at Sinai, what are you, a kofer?) you're just not fulfilling your obligations.<br />Me, I'm just happy Shacharis is a wee bit shorter.Mighty Garnel Ironhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.com