[Avodah] Birkat HaIlanot

[Shoshana L. Boublil]

As a fellow urbanite, this is indeed why I felt it so important to post
this, when I first realized that 7 HaMinim are not just "common" Israeli
fruit but that the actual Jewish calendar, halachot and Hagim are
interdependent with their lifecycle.

 

For example ( I had thought to save this for Shavu'ot) the Bikkurim on
Shavu'ot are brought from 7 Ha Minim. BUT.. They do not give fruit
throughout Israel at Shavu'ot. In some areas, they give fruit earlier, in
some later.

 

Only by having Jews come to Beit HaMikdash from ALL OVER ISRAEL on Shavu'ot,
each bringing the fruit in their area that is ready - can all the minim be
brought at the same time to Beit HaMikdash.

 

Thus Bikkurim promotes not only internal tourism, but more importantly -
Jewish brotherhood.

 

Shoshana L. Boublil

 

 

Subject: RE: [Avodah] Birkat HaIlanot

 

Simply put:  while every fruit must be preceded by a blossom, fig blossoms
are particularly well hidden, to the point that I (city boy that I am with
very limited fig-exposure) I thought they had none.

 

The pasuk, as I tried to say, indicates that in other times besides that
being described, figs do have blossoms. 

 

Gershon
gershon.dubin at juno.com



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