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It was Shavuot today, the Feast of Weeks. Shavuot\u00a0marked the height of the barley harvest and the beginning of the wheat harvest in ancient Israel. Today is also the\u00a0day I heard the first announcement that Trump decided to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement.<\/p>\n

It was the right day to be in the fields, with the wind, the clouds, the sunshine, and with my hands pushing new plants into the earth, anticipating the beginning of our harvest in two short weeks.<\/p>\n

Shimon bar Yochai taught, “if you are holding a sapling in your hand, and someone says that the Messiah has drawn near, first plant the sapling, and then go and greet the Messiah.” (Avot d\u2019Rebbe Natan 31b)<\/p>\n

I imagine\u00a0the same is true when the President of the United States\u00a0announces\u00a0his intention to destroy the planet and many lives on it\u00a0for his own benefit.<\/p>\n

For more, visit my blog, vegetatingwithleslie.org, \u201cLike\u201d me on FaceBook\/Vegetating with Leslie<\/b><\/a> or follow me on Twitter, @vegwithleslie<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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Those seeds a couple of weeks ago…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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…are now tomato plants, summer squash and more ready to go into the ground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It was Shavuot today, the Feast of Weeks. Shavuot\u00a0marked the height of the barley harvest and the beginning of the wheat harvest in ancient Israel. Today is also the\u00a0day I heard the first announcement that Trump decided to pull out of the <\/p>\n

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