30 January 2018 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

„(Meged Yerachim, month of Shevat) *** When one plants a tree, one pla…”

„(Meged Yerachim, month of Shevat) *** When one plants a tree, one places in the ground a seed or a sapling from which there is no benefit at all at the first stage. The thought at that moment is a thought about the future. It is planning for a better future, giving up a small kernel that could have been eaten now, for the sake of a great tree that will grow from it and sustain the generation that comes after us. A present investment for the future. This festival, which falls in the midst of winter, teaches us a deep way of looking, a deep building of something that will benefit the future and the long term. A thought beyond the here and now. In our generation, which is so occupied with present-day building that changes every second, the touch of true nature must constantly remind us of the connection between the generations. Of our contribution to the continuation of the life of the world. To the coming generations. *** Tu”

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