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Mount Meron

<h1>Benaya’s Upsherin </h1>
<h2>Mount Meron, Israel </h2>
<p>So glad we got to be apart of Benaya’s Upsherin In Mount Meron which has a special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve.</p>
<p>The village of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meron_(village)">Meron</a> and the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Rabbi_Shimon_bar_Yochai">tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai</a> are on Mount Meron. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was one of the most eminent disciples of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi_Akiva">Rabbi Akiva</a>, and attributed by many <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Judaism">Orthodox Jews</a> with the authorship of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohar">Zohar</a>, the chief work of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalah">Kabbalah</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upsherin">Upsherin</a> , is a haircutting ceremony￼ observed by a wide cross-section of Jews and is particularly popular in Haredi Jewish<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism"> </a>communities. It is typically held when a boy turns three years old. Among those who practice the upsherin, the male infant does not have his hair cut until this ceremony.</p>
<p>In the Bible, human life is sometimes compared to the growth of trees.[10] According to <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviticus">Leviticus</a> 19:23, one is not permitted to eat the fruit that grows on a tree for the first three years. Some Jews apply this principle to cutting a child's hair. Thus little boys are not given their first haircut until the age of three. To continue the analogy, it is hoped that the child, like a tree that grows tall and eventually produces fruit, will grow in knowledge and good deeds, and someday have a family of his own. Hasidic Rabbis have made this comparison, and in some communities a boy before his first haircut is referred to as orlah, as we refer to a tree in its early years.</p>
<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabad">Chabad</a> Hasidim have another explanation.[11]</p>
<p>For the first three years of life, a child absorbs the surrounding sights and sounds and the parents' loving care. The child is a receiver, not yet ready to give. At the age of three, children’s education takes a leap—they are now ready to produce and share their unique gifts."</p>

<p>After Benaya’s Ushperin, Nati and Kim hosted everyone for an incredible lunch at Lueria Winery. Family, friends, food and wine! Great first day out in Israel 🍷🔥</p>
<p>Thank you Douieb Family! </p>

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