Once, in his youth, he happened upon an old man planting a carob tree. Now the carob tree was legendary for taking 70 years to mature, and Honi found it odd that someone so advanced in years would ...

This tale happens to specify a carob tree, but it could just as well have been an olive, fig or even mulberry tree. The message remains the same. “Honi and the Carob Tree” One day when Honi ...

Honi Ha-Me’agel, the Circle Maker, was walking along the road and saw a man planting a carob tree. Honi asked him, “How long will it take for this tree to bear fruit?” The man replied ...

Before I moved to Israel in 2011, I was a Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge (1997-2006), and a Reader in Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies at King's College London (2007-2011).

The carob tree, silent witness to their transformation, became forever linked with their spiritual devotion. Another Mishnaic tale features Honi HaMe’agel encountering an elderly man planting a ...

One day, Honi the Circle Maker was walking on the road and saw a man planting a carob tree. Honi asked the man, “How long will it take for this tree to bear fruit?” The man replied, “Seventy ...

Honi wondered, “Don’t you know it takes 70 years for a carob tree to grow? Do you really think you’ll reap the benefits of your labor and enjoy the frutis of the carob tree?” ...

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Rosh Hodesh Shevat Torah essay We must learn to 'pay it forward', realizing that many of the fruits of our labor won’t be ripe for years.

From Snowstorm in Jerusalem to Planting a Carob Tree By SHMUEL WILLNER FEBRUARY 27, 2014 14:23 One of the very unique moments in my life was to experience snow in Jerusalem.

Carob is the fruit of a tree that grows in Israel. ... (Ta’anit, 24b) The famous Honi Hamaagal story about planting for future generations centers on a carob tree. (Ta’anit, 23a).

The carob tree, silent witness to their transformation, became forever linked with their spiritual devotion. Another Mishnaic tale features Honi HaMe’agel encountering an elderly man planting a ...