Too Bishvat?
Now, technically, there's nothing really special, so to speak, about the 15th of Shevat. Technically speaking, all the New Year of the Trees is, is a system similar to the 'Financial Year' (or whatever you call it) that starts with Tax Day. It's a legal definition of time. It's not meant to be spiritual, mystical, or hippyriffic. Of course, that doesn't mean that we can't make it spiritual, mystical, or hippyriffic.
When I found out that suede is made of baby animals last year, and switched from wearing suede yarmulkas to srugi (knit) ones, I decided to wear a simple black one in general, but get a thematicly-colored one for different holidays. So for the last two weeks, since Rosh Hhodesh Shevat — Rosh Hashana La’ilanot according to Beit Shamai — I've been wearing my Tu Bishvat yarmulka, full of green plantiness.
כי האדם עץ השדה؟؟
Humanity is not a tree of the field.
"But the kelvar can flee or defend themselves,
whereas the olvar that grow cannot."
Oh, and it's snowing like a beast here in NYC.
Torah is a Tree of Life. Hug it!
(and save some non-metaphorical trees while you're at it)
When I found out that suede is made of baby animals last year, and switched from wearing suede yarmulkas to srugi (knit) ones, I decided to wear a simple black one in general, but get a thematicly-colored one for different holidays. So for the last two weeks, since Rosh Hhodesh Shevat — Rosh Hashana La’ilanot according to Beit Shamai — I've been wearing my Tu Bishvat yarmulka, full of green plantiness.
Humanity is not a tree of the field.
"But the kelvar can flee or defend themselves,
whereas the olvar that grow cannot."
Anyone seen any hharuv lately? Maybe one of the local kosher supermarkets'll have some tomorrow. Until then, here's a picture of me harvesting some in The Land: |  |
Oh, and it's snowing like a beast here in NYC.
(and save some non-metaphorical trees while you're at it)
carved on the walls of the caverns by Steg (dos iz nit der šteg) at 2/12/2006 11:20:00 AM
11 Comments:
If today is the day when the trees are taxed, why do we hug them?
To make them feel better, of course!
We should stop saying tachnun on the eighth day of tekufes tishre, hug Americans, wear different headgear (maybe something torn).
It's not meant to be spiritual, mystical, or hippyriffic. Of course, that doesn't mean that we can't make it spiritual, mystical, or hippyriffic. In fact, the American tax system is mystical to many, though hippies haven't much to do with it.
"Eighth day of tekufes tishre"?
September 28th, or October 15th?
Huh?
Are you sure you don't mean tekufes nisen?
Snowing like a beast?
Ha! The plan was that I'd be in New York this week at toyfair, along with two dozen other people from the company. Instead, I am enjoying balmy, mellow, almost subtropical Bay Area weather, with velvety breezes lifting the delicate hairs on my shirtsleeve uprolled arms. And they are freezing their collective achterend off!
FISH!:
sorry you missed out ;-)
I thought about October 1, the beginning of the fiscal year in the U.S.
fiscal year! that's the word! thanks!
Whose fiscal year? Organizations can declare any date to be the beginning of their fiscal year; many pick July 1.
Kippot srugah are far superior to suede kippot beyond the not killing baby animals thing. Wearing them keeps hobbits employed! [or at least not begging on the street for deli-roll.]
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