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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein explores the spiritual significance of Spanish Moss and its connection to Jewish tradition.
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We're here in Jacksonville, Florida. I'm here with my dear friend Dr. Max Wallach and we're taken by this amazing foliage which is called Spanish moss. It looks like these trees are growing beards. And this is not just for Sferos Haimer. I'm told they have these moss hanging the whole year. Now, this is not actually moss. It's called Spanish moss and it's not Spanish and it's not moss. It's called an epiphyte. Epiphyte means it's an air plant. It grows from the it's an air plant. It grows from the moisture in the atmosphere and the nutrients in the atmosphere and the debris in the atmosphere. It's an air plant. It's actually from the family of bromeliad. It's from the family of a pineapple. And legend has it that when the French conquerors saw it, it reminded them of the long beards of the Spanish conquerors. So, it was called Spanish moss, but it's actually an epiphyte and it only it's
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- 0:00We're here in Jacksonville, Florida. I'm here with my dear friend Dr. Max Wallach and we're…
- 0:32it's an air plant. It grows from the moisture in the atmosphere and the nutrients in…
- 1:02actually an epiphyte and it only it's not a parasitic plant. It only grows on the…
- 1:32until 1937, Spanish moss was used to make mattresses, to use for car seats, and hundreds…
- 2:04including the magnificent Spanish moss that grows here in Jacksonville. It grows in southeastern United States,…
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