Tree of Life Imagery is Strong in Jewish Culture: I found precious silver plates in the store of a well-known Jewish Scribe in the Old City of Jerusalem showing a "tree" with branches, laden with "fruit" with a stream of "water" flowing by. The words on this small sculpture fashioned as a flat square plate come from the Talmud. They recite part of a parable that a tree watered by "living water," has precious "fruit" that you would bring your children to partake of. "Adam represents all of mankind; the Garden of Eden, the world; the Tree of Life, the Torah; and the serpent, the evil inclination. Just as Adam is placed in the Garden, in the midst of which stands the Tree of Life, so man is placed in the world in order to observe the commandments of the Torah." (Encyclopedia Judaica Jr.)

Strong Imagery of Fruit in the Scriptures: "A part of the first harvest each year of grains and of fruits was to be brought to the Temple in Jerusalem as a thanksgiving offering to God obeying the commandment: ‘The choice first fruits of your soil shall you bring to the house of the Lord’ (Exodus 34:33)." (Encyclopedia Judaica Jr.)

White as a Color Is a Combination of All Colors: That may mean a "wholeness" or "completeness." Garments used by religious Jews are often pure white. "In Ashkenazi tradition it is not just the bride who wears white on her wedding day. The groom, too, stands under the canopy wearing his white kitel, or robe, over his wedding finery. The day of their marriage is a solemn one for the bride and groom. They pray that their past sins will be forgiven and they can start their life together afresh. The white of their clothing symbolizes the purity and the forgiveness of sin for which they are hoping. For this reason a similar garment is used to clothe the dead for burial. The kitel therefore also serves to remind the wearer of how brief life is, and of the necessity for atonement." (Enclyclopedia Judaica Jr.)

White Bread Used for the Sabbath: The sweetness of the Sabbath is reflected in the sweet flavor of Sabbath bread, the Hallah. "Rabbinic tradition made hallah a special mitzvah for women. Today the word is generally used to mean the white Sabbath and festival loaf. And the mitzvah of separating hallah is followed by observant Jews in their bakeries and in homes where the art of baking fresh hallah is still practiced." "Loaves of hallah appear in forms associated with special occasions and different areas. The most distinct special occasion is Passover, when hallah appears as mazzah, unleavened bread. Dough was often made into symbolic shapes. One example is the bird shape which represents the phrase ‘As birds hover, so will the Lord protect Jerusalem’ (Isaiah 31:5). The sweet hallah, often round in shape, is traditional for Rosh Ha-Shanah, to symbolize the prayer for a sweet and a full year." (Encyclopedia Judaica Jr.)