RABBI WEIN ON SPRINGTIME

Those of us who are living in the northern hemisphere of our globe are now anxiously awaiting the arrival of springtime and the end of the winter weather woes. Here in Israel we had a fairly normal winter with a decent amount of rain and a few cold spells. In the main however it was an unremarkable winter, weather wise. Nevertheless, winter is winter and I for one am anxiously and excitedly looking forward to the arrival of the spring season, the blooming flowers and trees and the great holidays of Pesach and Shavuot that make up the book ends – the beginning and the end – of the spring season here in Israel.