In the spring of 1950, Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook published an article entitled “The Beauty of the Tree.” The article addresses the divide that we sometimes make between our inner spiritual life and the outer world, especially the universe and its natural beauty.
The Sages taught that we should appreciate the spectacular renewal of life in springtime. A person who sees fruit trees blossoming in the month of Nissan is instructed to recite birkat ha-ilanot, the blessing of the trees:
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