HaSharon

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Sharon translates as “plain” and is the name given to the land between the Samarian Hills and Israel’s coast. The Sharon is most famously mentioned in the Bible in Shir Hashirim, or the Song of Songs.

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The Rose of Sharon

TANAKH

The metaphorical imagery of the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valleys roots the Song of Songs in pastoral imagery of the land of Israel. In the Song of Songs, a poetic dialogue between two lovers, one of the lovers describes herself in floral terms.

I am a rose of Sharon,
A lily of the valleys.

Song of Songs 2:1

As Beautiful as a (Green) Flower

CHASIDUT

The midrash depicts Queen Esther as having a green complexion. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, in his teachings, connects between Esther and the rose of Sharon from Song of Songs.

As it is written (Song of Songs 2:1), “I am the rose of Sharon”—at first she is green like a rose (Zohar I, 221a). As [our Sages] taught: Esther was of a greenish complexion (Megillah 13a).

Likutei Moharan 12:4:2

The Choicest Calves

TALMUD

The Talmud in tractate Menachot discusses the prime sources for different domesticated animals that are brought as offerings in the Temple. Sharon is identified as the area that produces the highest quality calves.

§ Having discussed which flours, oils, and wine are fit to be offered in the Temple, the Gemara considers which animals are of sufficient quality to be used as offerings. The Sages taught in a baraita: The choicest rams are those from Moab; the choicest lambs are those from Hebron; the choicest calves are those from Sharon; and the choicest fledglings, i.e., doves and pigeons, are those from the King’s Mountain.

Menachot 87a:16

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