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A tale of two baskets\r\n","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the beginning of our chapter, God shows Jeremiah two baskets, one full of good figs and the other full of bad figs at the entrance to the Temple in Jerusalem. As God explains to Jeremiah, the good figs represent the Judean exiles to the Land of the Chaldeans (Babylonia), in the reign of King Jeconiah, who will eventually return to the Land of Israel (5-7). The rotten figs represent Zedekiah, who had been installed as king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon, after the siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC. Along with his officials and those remaining in Judah, they will eventually be eradicated from the land that God gave them and their fathers (8-10).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midrash Song of Songs Rabbah 7:20 accepts the historical application of this parable of The Two Baskets of Figs but re-interprets it in a forgiving way. Rabbi Levi said: It is written: \u201cThe Lord showed me two baskets of figs\u2026One basket contained very good figs\u201d (1-2) this refers to those exiled to Babylonia in the time of King Jeconiah, \u201cAnd the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten\u201d(2), this refers to those who remained in the time of King Zedekiah. Those exiled in the time of King Jeconiah repented and therefore returned to the Land of Israel. But did those who remained with King Zedekiah repent also? Rather, both \u201cbaskets of figs\u201d [<em>duda\u2019ey te\u2019eynim<\/em>], the good figs and the bad figs \u201cgave forth fragrance\u201d, i.e. repented, as suggested by the verse: \u201cThe mandrakes [<em>duda\u2019im<\/em>] yield their fragrance\u201c (Song of Songs 7:14).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talmud Bavli Eruvin 21a-b generalizes this midrashic interpretation. \u201cGood figs\u201d refer to the totally righteous; \u201cbad figs\u201d refer to the totally wicked. But you might think that there is no hope for the wicked who have no chance of redemption. Therefore, Scripture says: \u201cThe mandrakes [<em>duda\u2019im<\/em>] yield their fragrance\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another Midrash on Song of Songs 7:14 (according to Eliezer Halevi Gruenhut \u201cfrom an old Genizah text\u201d) relates to the different meanings of the Biblical word <em>duda\u2019im\u00a0<\/em>(\u201cbaskets\u201d and \u201cmandrakes\u201d- a fragrant plant). When Israel are dwelling on their own land they are called \u201cvineyard\u201d (<em>kerem<\/em>); but when they are dwelling on the land of strangers they are called \u201cmandrakes\u201d, which lack permanence [as suggested by the verse \u201cThe mandrakes yield their fragrance\u201d], i.e. evaporate. The continuation of this verse from the Song of Songs: \u201c\u2026at our doors are all choice fruits\u201d is interpreted to refer to the [\u201cbaskets\u201d of] good attributes that Israel acquired in the course of their troubles and persecutions. The further continuation of this verse from Song of Songs, \u201cboth new and old\u201d, is interpreted to refer to the young and old. \u201cNew\u201d refers to the young who eventually learn to be tolerant, moderate and obedient. \u201cOld\u201d refers to those who continue to be merciful and benevolent.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":70689,"id":70689,"title":"jer24-two baskets","filename":"jer24-two-baskets.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jer24-two-baskets.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/figs-ripe-and-rotten\/jer24-two-baskets\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"jer24-two-baskets","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":70687,"date":"2020-02-25 10:01:08","modified":"2020-02-25 10:01:26","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":768,"height":514,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jer24-two-baskets-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jer24-two-baskets-300x201.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":201,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jer24-two-baskets-768x514.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":514,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jer24-two-baskets.jpg","large-width":768,"large-height":514,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jer24-two-baskets.jpg","1536x1536-width":768,"1536x1536-height":514,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jer24-two-baskets.jpg","2048x2048-width":768,"2048x2048-height":514,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jer24-two-baskets.jpg","post_full_size-width":768,"post_full_size-height":514,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jer24-two-baskets-628x420.jpg","home_baner-width":628,"home_baner-height":420}},"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"Figs, Ripe and Rotten","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"But can both be acceptable? 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