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It is early March, and, though I am mindful of all the countervailing arguments, I am still hoping for one more whopping, traffic-stopping, history-making, child-delighting, society-slowing, sofa-cuddling, awe-inspiring snowstorm. But I hold this admittedly minority view all the more desperately because to step outside these days is to feel Spring stirring in its chambers, pacing outside the door, waiting to be let in. The birds are more active, too, more present and more vocal. The buds are pushing their way up and out. The air has lost its sting. It is at this time of year that the remarkable and mysterious book called Perek Shira, the Book of Song, comes to mind. It is of unknown date and origin, but is a lilting celebration of God’s creation, arrayed in 84 short sections of praise to the natural world. It… read more