Honey-Dates
תמר
Tranquility : Like everything else, struggle has a flip-side: the blessings of tranquility. Even deeper than its "olive" lies the "date" of the soul: its core of tranquil perfection which nothing--neither the turmoils of the spirit, the vicissitudes of society, nor the upheavals of history--can disturb or even touch. And this well of harmony doesn't just sit there in the inner recesses of our soul--we have the power to bore down into ourselves, to access it and tap it, to create for ourselves a space of immutable truth and perfect peace amidst the storms that batter our lives...
Rabbi Yanki Tauber, "Seven Fruits of the Soul"
The leaves of the palm tree wave -
Like glistening banners in the sky -
Its fruit grows in a perch windy and sunny.
Praise the beautiful date palm
And its sweet fruit on high -
Praise the land of milk and honey.
Like glistening banners in the sky -
Its fruit grows in a perch windy and sunny.
Praise the beautiful date palm
And its sweet fruit on high -
Praise the land of milk and honey.
...when those who would harm me rise up against me, my ears have heard their doom. A righteous man will flourish like a date palm...
Psalm 92:12-13
Ideal Date
Where all your qualities merge and meet -
This is what we designate the date.
No other joy will be so sweet
As when we and the world are at last complete.
