Shvat 5786: Zokht der heyliker Pilts…

Tu BiShvat is one of those holidays where, if taken with real seriousness, it becomes almost embarrassingly easy to take a simple next step from our psychoactive-less ancient tradition to the one emerging today—where Jews are being taught profound, existential truths by eating a fruiting body, leaf, or vine. The sources are already obsessed with plants, growth, sweetness, and variety. The only real novelty is that some of us have started listening more literally, and being more bold in what we’re willing to speak about publicly.