Date Palm

We find that the Twelfth Step's call for service – that we "carry this message to other alcoholics" – is not just a way of paying back to the program, it is crucial to our own sobriety.

“A righteous person will flourish like a date-palm, grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon.” (Psalms 92:13) There are two types of tzadikim (righteous people), and both are perfectly righteous. The difference between them is as follows: One is in a continuous ...

The sweetest fruits of life take the longest to mature.

Dates aren’t just sweet and delicious. They play a large role in Jewish life, from Biblical times to today.

Beer-Sheba, a lush oasis in the desert, was home to Abraham and Sarah, who welcomed visitors with kindness, teaching them about G‑d and offering shelter.

Under Canaanite Oppression, Deborah, Barak Responds, The Song of Deborah

Seven areas of our lives represented by the "Seven Kinds": our humanity (wheat), passion (barley), joy (grapes), intimacy (figs), action (pomegranates), struggle (olives) and tranquility (dates)