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In Hebrew, when the letter HAY ה prefaces a noun, it means "the," like in
today's verse: 'ha-k'-ra-sheem', 'the planks' - and it indicates a
specificity in the word. From this letter HAY, our Sages derive that our
forefather Jacob planted these specific cedar trees on the way down to Egypt, in
preparation for the redemption, and commanded his sons to take these trees with
them upon exiting Egypt, some 400 years in the future. Jacob was not only
preparing for the needs of the future building of the Tabernacle, but was also
imparting a message for generations: exile is temporary, and we should continue
to plant and prepare for the redemption and return to the Holy Land! Recently,
Israel's enemies have been doing all they can to delegitimize the Jewish right
to the land. Help defeat their efforts to uproot the Children of Israel from
their Biblical homeland by planting a tree and proving that we're here to
stay!
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