A young boy plants a carrot seed. Everyone tells him the carrot will not grow. And yet\u2026 it does! “The Carrot Seed” invites readers to share in the child’s anticipation, care, and ultimate wonder surrounding the growth of the carrot.<\/p>\n
“You worked hard and you found it \u2013 Believe!” (Yaga\u2019ta U\u2019matzata \u2013 Ta\u2019amin)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The boy in the story has faith that a carrot <\/strong>will grow from the tiny seed, without any visible proof and in spite of the skepticism expressed by those around him. He cares for his\u00a0 seed with enormous patience and persistence, waters the soil, removes weeds and waits in anticipation\u2026 until the time is ripe and the carrot shoots out of the soil.<\/p>\n “The Carrot Seed” is much more than the story of a growing carrot. It is also a tale of patience, faith and tenacity. In Jewish tradition, planting symbolizes belief in the future, optimism and commitment. One can imagine the boy’s great joy upon eating the carrot whose growth he fostered, as reflected in the verse “How happy you shall be, when you eat the fruit of your labors” (Psalms 128,2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":65384,"menu_order":2,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"agegroup":[767],"book-subject":[1132,1201,1142,1226],"distribution_year":[1045],"class_list":{"0":"post-71252","1":"book","2":"type-book","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"agegroup-preschool-3-5","8":"book-subject---en","10":"book-subject--en","12":"distribution_year-2012-2013"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n