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A ROSE IS A ROSE…
IS NOT ALWAYS
A ROSE!
Jewish Used Book ©WWW The flowers adorning every bima or aron kodesh I saw
Collection this Shavuos, as well as every dining or coffee table of
the homes I visited awakened in me a curious (in both
at the senses of the word) thought: It may be pure specula-
tion on my part, but I can’t help but wonder when man
Savings Center began growing flowers simply for their looks and fra-
grance. Spices are fragrant, true, but their main func-
4003 Seven Mile Lane tion is to flavor and preserve food. All other agricultur-
al produce is grown for consumption – whether by humans
Loads and loads of books! or their animals. When did people decide to grow lovely
All books are under $4 plants, like roses, orchids, and daffodils – not for any practi-
cal purpose but simply for beauty and olfactory pleasure?
All proceeds go directly to
Chananya Backer Memorial Institute Nowadays, ornamental cabbages are a popular garden
addition, planted mainly for their eye appeal, as the more col-
orful flowers fade in the cold fall months. How did this come
to be? Was someone once enjoying a meal and suddenly
think to himself, “Hmm, this stuffed cabbage is delicious, but
I bet this plant would also look really good in the front yard!”?
Perhaps something like this happened to the rosebush.
The International Herb Association designated the rose as
the official “herb of the year” in 2012, and apparently, many
people use them in recipes, not to mention for medicinal
purposes. At the same time, according to Malky Primak of
Primak Flowers in Baltimore, “Roses are the most popular
type of flower that people order for Shabbos.” I doubt,
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IS NOT ALWAYS
A ROSE!
Jewish Used Book ©WWW The flowers adorning every bima or aron kodesh I saw
Collection this Shavuos, as well as every dining or coffee table of
the homes I visited awakened in me a curious (in both
at the senses of the word) thought: It may be pure specula-
tion on my part, but I can’t help but wonder when man
Savings Center began growing flowers simply for their looks and fra-
grance. Spices are fragrant, true, but their main func-
4003 Seven Mile Lane tion is to flavor and preserve food. All other agricultur-
al produce is grown for consumption – whether by humans
Loads and loads of books! or their animals. When did people decide to grow lovely
All books are under $4 plants, like roses, orchids, and daffodils – not for any practi-
cal purpose but simply for beauty and olfactory pleasure?
All proceeds go directly to
Chananya Backer Memorial Institute Nowadays, ornamental cabbages are a popular garden
addition, planted mainly for their eye appeal, as the more col-
orful flowers fade in the cold fall months. How did this come
to be? Was someone once enjoying a meal and suddenly
think to himself, “Hmm, this stuffed cabbage is delicious, but
I bet this plant would also look really good in the front yard!”?
Perhaps something like this happened to the rosebush.
The International Herb Association designated the rose as
the official “herb of the year” in 2012, and apparently, many
people use them in recipes, not to mention for medicinal
purposes. At the same time, according to Malky Primak of
Primak Flowers in Baltimore, “Roses are the most popular
type of flower that people order for Shabbos.” I doubt,
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