Fish

You go about your life. Eating algae. Hanging out in your school. Running away from sharks. The usual. Your fins start to get tired, though. Your tiny little fish brain feels like it has potential for so much more.

As I gaze at them, I wonder about their perceptions of their home: Do our fish realize that this twenty gallon tank is just a tiny miniature replica of their authentic home, in some faraway lake or sea?

The zodiac sign (mazal) for the Jewish month of Adar is Pisces, or dagim in Hebrew. In Jewish tradition, fish are associated with good luck and protection from the evil eye.