Tu beShevat – The Mystical Tree of World Peace. In his Tale of the Seven Beggars, Rebbe Nachman describes a tree near which all creatures are in harmony. It its shade, even natural enemies are at peace with one another. Its three roots are אמונה – faith, יראה – fear/respect, and עניוות – humility. The trunk of the tree is אמת – truth. These four attributes correspond to Avraham Avinu, Yitzchak Avinu, Moshe Rabbeinu, and Yaakov Avinu, respectively. When a person works to develop these four character traits in himself, he strengthens them in others and contributes to world peace.
The tree alludes to the Torah and to the Tzaddik, as in Dovid HaMelech’s words:
וְהָיָ֗ה כְּעֵץ֘ שָׁת֪וּל עַל־פַּלְגֵ֫י מָ֥יִם אֲשֶׁ֚ר פִּרְי֨וֹ | יִתֵּ֬ן בְּעִתּ֗וֹ וְ֖עָלֵהוּ לֹ֣א יִבּ֑וֹל וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־יַֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה יַצְלִֽיחַ – “He shall be as a tree planted beside streams of water, which brings forth its fruit in its season, and its leaves do not wilt; and whatever he does prospers” (Tehillim 1:3).
Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. The entire shiur is HERE.
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