Shabbat
Portion Beshalach - Holy Trees Holy Water Holy Women
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Portion Beshalach - Holy Trees Holy Water Holy Women
TOday Thursday is Tu Bishvat ... the Jewish New Year of the TreesYesterday behind my house the local kids planted 31 trees in our "park" - all the community could get in the local town budgetThe trees symbolize renewal when the cycle of life seems coldest, when the least sun is shiningThe Tree new Year symbolized the date of giving Holy Fruit Tithes to the Levites working for All Israel... in the Holy Temple and elsewhere. And the Almighty called for a celebration of the Fruits and Land of Israel.A wonferful Dutch convert lady married to a Moroccan Israeli who studied archaelogy from the same wonderful American professor as me (the professor also later converted) initiated our "park" ... bless you Iris!Continuing a theme from last weekAnimals ... Why were Pharoah's and others' animals targeted in the ten Plagues ... And at the Dead sea?These were the war-horses - and the Animals drowned with the cavalry.Didn't those Israelite slaves feed and wash and walk the horses? Did they all forget tose kindnesses?Holiness begets rewards and war mongers ... wellParticipating in war begets punishment.So ... didn't the holocaust (Rememberance Day was this week) happen because the world-especially the British Prime Minister- appeased Hitler?Last week we saw that the Egyptians who trusted Moses protected their animals!This week we have so many themes in the portion... and whileThat ofReward and punishnent is not always clear... true Holiness will always shine...So...Miriam ...How did she get all the women to dance at the Red Sea?Her holiness shined ...they all knew her andTrusted her -the faithful and fearlessMidwife who saved their babiesA Levite Leader of her family - who also saved Baby Moses ...So at the Red Sea the men Sang and the womenDanced ...and the Torah says right after:They brought down the ShabbosTo The WorldShabat ShalomRabbi Andy Eichenholz