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Source - 2005-01-24 22:00:24 The discussions may continue. We can ask Mr Kestenbaum to tell us if Pomona still guides talk at Patrons of Husbandry meetings. Or we can join the Grange and find out for ourselves. In case of no discourse, we could propose to speak of fruit.* * * * * * * * * * * * addiann - 2005-01-25 12:25:43 Let us begin with the pomegranate.* * * * * * * * * * * * addiann - 2005-01-25 12:26:53 (I love that post, Laura.)* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-01-25 12:32:59 All good and virtuous women should aspire to be in all ways like the pomegranate--without, a demure coloring and modest appearance--within, hidden treasures resembling lots of purple corn niblets packed really closely together among white stuff. Let us take a lesson from the pomegranate.* * * * * * * * * * * * addiann - 2005-01-25 12:47:40 YES! * * * * * * * * * * * * addiann - 2005-01-25 12:52:38 Although its outer layer may seem tough, hard to get through, with the right touch it peels away with ease. And SO MANY different aspects to its inner self. Each having a wholeness, as well as a (sometimes) sweet taste. A fruit to savor. Even if 'put away wet' its white stuff keeps each segment intact.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-01-25 16:15:40 It also makes a handy substitute bocci ball, in a pinch. In this way, the pomegranate teaches us that necessity is the mother of invention.* * * * * * * * * * * * Luke - 2005-01-25 16:48:43 In Greece, you break open a pomegranite for good luck the moment a new year comes* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-01-25 16:54:39 That's very interesting, Luke--I never knew that. I wonder why the Greeks picked the pomegranate as the honored New Year fruit--perhaps because they're so rich and sweet. Richness and sweetness may explain why the pomegranate also serves as a symbol of the Torah, seen here in a beautiful contemporary stained-glass window.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-01-25 17:06:54 Here is a very interesting article on the long history and contemporary use of the pomegranate in Judaism. It turns out that pomegranates also serve as a New Year food at the New Year holiday of Rosh Hashanah.* * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: |