TliE FEAST OF THE TREES 



There was none^ from the stem to the head 

 Ml its boughs are hare. 



And at the bottom, when I looked, 



I saw its roots 

 Even unto hell descending, 



In the midst of great darkness. 

 And its branches growing up. 



Even to heaven high in light." 



There are many references in Hebrew literature to 

 trees as a manifestation of Jehovah. 



Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; 

 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof 

 Let the field be joyftd, and all, that is therein; 

 Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 

 Before the Lord. 



The trees of the Lord are full of sap; 



The cedars of Lebanon, which He has planted; 



Where the birds m^ake their nests; 



As for the stork, the fir trees are her house. 



The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; 



And the rocks for the conies. 



From time immemorial the Jewish nation have cele- 

 brated annually what they call the Feast of the Trees. 

 It falls on the Fifteenth of Shevat. It is that time in 

 the year in Palestine when the first signs of Spring ap- 



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