Fruitful celebrates Tu B'Shvat, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat, at time when we honor and plant trees. The central image is of a tree containing an entire village. The tree is surrounded by orchards and fields, abundant resources for all future generations. The text featured comes from a Talmudic tale:

Once, while the sage, Honi, was walking along a road, he saw an old man planting a carob tree. Honi asked him: "How many years will it take for this tree to give forth its fruit?" The man answered that it would require 70 years. Honi asked: "Are you so healthy a man that you expect to live that length of time and eat its fruit?" The man answered: "I found a fruitful world because my ancestors planted it for me. So, too, will I plant for my children." (Babylonian Talmud, Ta’anit 23a)

This is an 11x14 fine art giclee print of a watercolor original painting by artist Susie Lubell. It is printed to order on 400 gsm textured paper free of optical brightening agents and shipped from our partner print house in Canada. This print comes UNFRAMED.