Why is the Torah compared to a fig tree? Because most trees (olives, grapes, dates, pomegranates) have their fruit picked at one time, but the fig tree is picked gradually. And so it is with the Torah: one learns a little today and much on the morrow, for one cannot learn it in one or two years.
Bamidbar Rabbah 12
Figs ripen from before Shavuot until Sukkot (the summer). This lengthy harvest season makes it difficult to commercially grow them because you have to keep slowly harvesting them, which isn’t efficient or cost effective. However, it provides a great object lesson about life. We continue to grow and bear fruit throughout life. It doesn’t all happen at once. God is continually shaping us. We are to continue to become more like him.
My latest Israel adventure is over. It was great to go around with a friend, making our own schedule and choosing the sites ourselves. It gave us the opportunity to visit many places that aren’t seen by most tours, but we left plenty more to do another time! I’m curious how God is using these opportunities to travel. He has certainly blessed me as I’ve had the opportunity to teach others.
In the coming couple of months, I plan to document what we did in greater detail. Just as figs are harvested little by little, you’ll have to wait to learn more about my latest experiences.