TuB’Shvat/Rabbi Elazar ben Arach (Avot 2:13)
By Yossi Huttler
go out and discern 
this new year of trees
the path to the sublime
esrog
the good heart
which encompasses all
to which a man should cling
Yossi Huttler, who lives in Los Angeles, is the author of Lakol Z’man: A Poetical Journey Through The Jewish Year. Mr. Huttler’s poems and essays have appeared in the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Daily Forward, the Jewish Observer, and other publications.
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