The Divine Orchard

“Bosi L’Gani – I have come to My garden.” G-d created this world to be a glorious Divine orchard for His presence. Man is charged with planting and tending this orchard by creating a “fruit-bearing tree” out of his own portion of the world.

The trees of an orchard constantly grow and produce more fruit with each passing day. The seeds of their fruit then give birth to new trees, each with the endless capacity to grow and reproduce.

My father-in-law, the Rebbe, was never satisfied simply by his own service of G-d; nor was he content with causing another person to increase their observance. Rather, he wanted every single Jew, without exception, to become a “fruit-bearing tree” – to grow constantly, and to have ‘fruits’ – to inspire the growth of others, who will in turn, inspire yet others.