15 Years and the bombastic beers blossom bolder than ever. The shtick ages so beautifully as well – some favorites from the Shmaltz vault: GRAPES: “No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.” – Epiclitus. FIGS: “And their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked; they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.”- Genesis 3:7. POMEGRANATES: In Medieval images of a unicorn hung, the capture beast bleeds from the wounds of pomegranate seeds dripping blood red juices on his milk white body. Wile and uncontrollable by nature, unicorns could be tamed only by virgins. Once tamed, the unicorn was chained to a pomegranate tree. DATES: Song of Solomon 7:6: “How beautiful and how delightful you are, my Love, with all your charms! Your stature is like a date palm tree, I will climb the tree and take hold of its stalks.” Psalm 92:12: “The righteous shall flourish like the Date plan.” Arab proverb: It is good to know the truth, but it is better to speak of pam trees. Genesis Chapter 15 promises many battles but also scared covenants. Verse 15: “You, Abrahams shall be gathered into the arms of your people at a ripe old age.” To the torrents and the trials, the punchlines and the pleasures. To 15 Years of Shmaltz Life – and beyond – L’Chaim!
