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A More Fitting Symbol
For Tu B'Shevat

RABBI BERNARD S. RASKAS SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

T

u B'Shevat, Jewish Arbor

Day (Jan. 16), is usually
represented by the carob
(St. John's Bread) when, in
fact, the caper is a more fitting
symbol. The caper grows tena-
ciously among rocks and is diffi-
cult to uproot. The Talmud
declares that it is distinguished
among shrubs for its strength,
even as is "Israel among the na-
tions" (Betzah 25b).
The caper grows to four feet
tall and produces quickly fading,
four-petaled white flowers. The
flowers, which bear masses of
showy stamens that extend well
beyond the petals, mature into
berries with numerous seeds. The
Arabs use capers to season milk
products, giving them a special
taste. The buds, picked when
young and unopened, and pick-
led in salt and vinegar, are con-
sidered a delicacy.
The caper ( Capparis spin-
osa) is know in biblical Hebrew
and aviyona and in modern He-
brew as tsalaf. In Arabic it is
called Kaber (the undertaker)
because Bedouins warn that
harming it is dangerous and
causes death. Contrariwise, Is-
raelis consider it to be a full
representative of their country.
Not only does it grow every-
where in Israel, but it is superb
at survival, sucking water be-.
neath very dry places and hav-
ing thorns and bitter taste as
protection against being eaten
by animals.
Yemenite Jews use caper
leaves for toothaches. They chew
the leaves or preserve them in
vinegar and rinse their mouths
out with the liquid. Egyptians
take steam baths prepared with
caper leaves to relieve cold symp-
toms.
Ephraim Harueveni informs
us that Israeli Arabs use the
plant to remove a leech from the
throat: Take any caper branch
and remove all of the leaves.
Push the branch with the thorns
facing upward into the mouth so
it enters the throat smoothly.
Then pull the branch out — the
thorns facing upward enter the
leach's body like a hook the leech
is slowly drawn out.
According to Assaf the Healer,
"Its roots aid women's afflictions
and blood-circulation problems."
The Bedouins of the South He-
bron Hills say that when a camel
goes wild and begins to bite, the
quiet it by making it inhale the
smoke of burning caper branch-
Benard S. Raskas is rabbi

emeritus of the Temple of
Aaron, St. Paul, Minn.

es. In ancient Greece, caper juice
was used for killing worms. the
people around the eastern
Mediterranean believe that its
roots help to relieve anxiety,
Dr. Arnotz Dafri, in an excel-
lent article, points out that the
use of capers has not penetrat-
ed the conservative precincts of
modem medicine, despite evi-
dence that it contains a substance
called rutin. The medical prop-
erties of this compound have been
proven to the satisfaction of mod-
em pharmacology.
The caper plant produces new
fruit daily. Rabban Gamliel used
this phenomenon as proof that in
messianic times "trees will yield
fruit every day" (Shabbat 30b).
Because the plant's structure is
unique, the rabbis were unsure
whether to consider the caper a
tree or a vegetable, the distinc-
tion bearing on which blessing is
to be said over it. (T.J. Maas 4:6).

The caper plant
produces new
fruit daily.

Its unique appearance and
quality attracted attention for its
reputation as a miracle maker
and a multi-purpose healer.
"Once, a hole was broken in a
fence around the field of a pious
man and he hurried to mend it.
He then remembered that it was
the Sabbath and so refrained
from fixing the fence. A miracle
occurred and a caper grew there,
from which he supported his
household" (Shabbat 100b).
Devorah Emmet Wigoder, an
expert on Israeli plants, points
out that it is impossible to grow
a caper plant in open soil. Its
habitat is the rocks and walls of
Judea. By the same token, it can-
not be uprooted. The roots cling
to the rocky soil and new plants
spring up overnight.
A young boy liked to hike with
his grandfatherin the hills of
Judea One day they came among
some rocks through which a ca-
per plant was growing. It amazed
the child that such a tiny plant
had the power to split a rock.
Turning to his grandfather, he
asked for an explanation. The el-
derly gentleman replied in sim-
ple wisdom, rotzeh l'chyot bni - `7t

wants to live, my child."

Perhaps this is the best reason
why the caper should be the sym-
bol for Tu B'Shevat.

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