]> http://www.shalomctr.org/taxonomy/term/112/all en http://www.shalomctr.org/node/262 <p>Rabbi Arthur Waskow<br /> <H2>From CHAPTER IV: <I>Seasons of Our Joy</I></H2>(Beacon, 1990)</p> <p>After the moon of Tishri has been celebrated in its birth, its swelling, and its fullness, the moon begins to wane, prophesying its own disappearance. At the same moment, in the solar cycle of the year, the fields stand bare and the seed is stored away. In the land of Israel, farmers begin to sniff the smell of rain. Winter looms, the fourth season of the year. The earth prepares to hibernate, go underground, build up reserves of strength to make new life.</p> Sun, 06 Nov 2005 15:10:31 -0500