This week we enter Shvat (שְׁבָט / sh-vat).
On the surface, nothing changes.
Winter remains. Trees look bare.
But this is when the sap begins to rise.
Not because things are blooming —
but because the system is ready.
What looks dormant has been preparing.
Shvat reminds us:
Growth doesn’t begin when things look alive.
It begins when foundations are built correctly.
If something feels clearer this month —
an idea, a direction, a decision —
that’s readiness.
This isn’t a month to bloom.
It’s a month to prepare well.
Quiet work at the roots
so what grows later is strong and real.
No rushing.
No forcing.
Just intentional preparation.
The trees know what they’re doing.
And so do you.
Shabbat Shalom 💙
Inbal
