MP3: Mirah "Apples In The Trees"

I was reading Michael Lerner's Passover Seder again, and came across this:

There is a tradition that the matzah miraculously tasted just like the manna which the Israelites ate in the desert, food they had to gather each day and which could not be saved or accumulated because it went sour each night. The manna taught the Israelites to overcome their belief that they had to compete with one another—and to trust that there would be enough for everyone. Only once they had let go of their terror of scarcity and their hard-hearted competitiveness could they learn to open their hearts to one another in empathy. Here is a central spiritual message: There is enough. We are enough. Dayenu.

I immediately thought of Mirah's song "Apples In The Trees" (MP3, 1.8 mb) which explores this idea that our needs can be met in abundance and our hope restored, even in the face of a long struggle. Mirah's songwriting distinctly expresses her Jewish heritage yet can speak to anyone, connecting personal, spiritual, and political realms.

See there's food for me
There's food for you
There's gold that's in the air
There's oceans deep and wide
And there is love beyond compare

There's apple in the trees
Let's take all that we need
We know what we believe
There's hope for you and me
My eyes can almost see
If you fight 'til you're free
You don't have to wait until you die

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