“A Time for Planting”
In the Talmud, a beautiful story is found of an eccentric teacher named Honi, the Circle Drawer, a miracle worker who lived 2,000 years ago. One day, Honi saw an elderly man planting a tree and he asked him, “What are you planting?” The elderly gardener answered, “A carob tree.”
In how many years will it bear fruit?” asked Honi.
“70 years,” the old man responded.
“But you are very old,” Honi continued. “Will you live to see it bear fruit?”
The old man answered by saying, “When I came I found trees planted by those who lived before me. I am only doing for future generations what was done for me.”
“And a time for Building”
In the spirit of this story, the Cardin community is moving to its new permanent home at the former Rosewood Center in Owings Mills. Yes, it’s the first phase of the project, just a seed.
We can only begin to imagine what it will look like in 70 years!
Shabbat Shalom.
Rabbi Stuart Seltzer
Dean of Judaic Studies
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