On the first day you shall take the fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before YHWH your God for seven days.
Leviticus 23:40
Shabbat shalom
Matters of Interpretation
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Matters of Interpretation 
3 responses to “Shabbat shalom”
I trust you noticed the typo: it’s willows of the brook, not “book.”
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No, that slipped right by … but isn’t that image of willows of the book delightful?
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Yes; I liked the typo enough that I felt a twinge of disappointment when I verified that they were not “book willows.”
You may find this amusing (and actually related): I was at a Zoom meeting yesterday, where one of the participants was the Rabbi of Williamsburg’s one synagogue. He was outside and his background was the family’s (somewhat worse-for-wear) sukkah. When asked why it was still up, he said that it was like some of his Christian friends’ Christmas trees as the new year progresses; he just hadn’t gotten around to taking it down. Was planning to do it before this weekend’s predicted rain.
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