It is said that the month of March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. This saying holds true for Israel. When March begins Israel is still having her winter rains. It is cold and grey. In the middle of March spring begins and the weather changes. The sun comes out, the birds return, and the trees blossom.
Springtime in the Galilee is absolutely stunning. The Galilee spring brings deep greens of the grass, bright reds of the flowers, stunning yellows of the Mediterranean sun, and intense blues of the Sea of Galilee.
It is just as declared in the Song of Songs.
See! The winter is past;
the rains are over and gone.
Flowers appear on the earth;
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
is heard in our land.
The fig tree forms its early fruit;
the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
my beautiful one, come with me.
Song of Songs 2:11-13
The Song of Songs is about the blossoming of nature, love and the awakening beauty at the beginning of both. It is an everlasting parable for the relationship between the People of Israel and G-d, expressed metaphorically by the love between a man and a woman.
The Song of Songs is read during the quintessential Jewish spring holiday, Passover. One of the themes of Passover is rebirth and reawakening. When G-d led His people out of slavery in Egypt this meant a rebirth of the nation of Israel and a reawakening of the Jewish people.
The Song of Songs is a very special Biblical book. It has inspired many to seek and to find a deeper experience with G-d and His love. It is words to impassion the soul… we no longer feel the cold wet winter rains; we see the fields colored with flowers, hear the sound of the doves, taste the ripened fig and smell the vine's blossoms. All five senses are revived and alive through the Song of Songs, much like the first experience of spring each year. This spring enjoy the Song and Songs and the renewal G-d gives us each and every year.
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