As, the Hebrew calendar welcomes this month of Shevat, the Rabbis of old say that sap begins to rise in the trees. Most of the rain has fallen, but many days of cold still remain. It will be several months before the trees flower and blossom, and even longer before they begin to bear fruit. We have lessons to learn from the trees.
For us, as for them, growth begins deep inside, like sap rising from the trees. In other words, change begins long before it becomes visible to the outside world.
Now, at the beginning of a new civil year and in the lull of winter, we can put processes into place that will strengthen and support our communal safety.
How can we attend to
the earliest signs of change?
What practices allow us to recognize
the small internal shifts
that lead to flowering growth?
Ta’amod is committed to supporting your investment in psychological safety and institutional accountability. We know from experience that although these investments seem small at first, they eventually blossom and bear fruit, enabling us to live deeper into our values.
