Tree (as metaphor of man), The

There is something very grounding about trees. They are solid, stationary and easy to hug. And, with roots knotted firmly in the soil and a dense net of branches that dance at its head, a tree can help anchor a lost and disoriented person . . .

The Torah describes man as the "tree of the fields." I've personally never understood the analogy. What character traits or growth-ring patterns can a tree achieve to compare to ourselves?

Man is compared to a tree. We must produce fruits with seeds for new trees and new fruits. This will cause all of creation to blossom.

A look at the various parts of the tree—roots, trunk, branches, leaves, fruit and seeds—and their corresponding elements within the human being

When you come to think of it, a child needs the very same things a tree does in order to grow: "earth," "water," "sun" and "air"

Some folks think of people much as we think of cars on a highway: each with its own origin and destination, relating to one other only to negotiate lane changes and left-hand turns. But people are not cars.

The whole fruit business is a scam