"In many traditional cultures of the Western world, the hummingbird has powerful religious and spiritual significance. In the high Andes of South America, it is a symbol of resurrection. Hopi and Zuni legends tell of hummingbirds’ intervening on behalf of humans, convincing the gods to bring rain. Other mystical traditions hold that it represents the past and the future and opens up the heart’s center, bringing joy, happiness, and love into the world. One thing was certain: Any way I looked at it, having a hummer on my front porch was a good thing." New Jersey Jewish Times
Amy Lederman, a syndicated columnist, Jewish educator, and the author of To Life! Jewish Reflections on Everyday Living
- "The essence of ethnographic analysis is the study of people in their own setting and environment. As I had shared prior, The Jewish Home physical environment has many artistic interpretations and representations of the Tree of Life. The trees are signs, and they signify life, nurturing, their significance According to online site titled My Jewish Learning, the Hebrew creation myth speaks about the significance of the tree to Jewish culture and faith. The tree is a sign that symbolizes “life giving source that sustains and nourishes…” They continue to disclose the following: “Yahweh planted a garden in Eden, and caused to spring up from the soil every kind of tree, enticing to look at and good to eat, with the Tree of Life in the middle of the garden. Its beauty of gold and crimson transcends all other things created; it’s crown covers the entire garden and four streams – of milk, honey, wine and oil – issue from its roots.”"
Works Cited Madison, D. Soyini. Critical Ethnography: Method, Ethics, and Performance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2012.
Resource Site: My Jewish Learning http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Jewish_Holidays/Tu_Bishvat/Ideas_and_Beliefs/Trees_in_Jewish_Thought.shtml
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