נַשְׁכִּימָה לַכְּרָמִים, אֵלּוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה ה, ז): כִּי כֶרֶם ה' צְבָאוֹת בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל. נִרְאֶה אִם פָּרְחָה הַגֶּפֶן, זוֹ קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע. פִּתַּח הַסְּמָדַר, אֵלּוּ בָּתֵּי כְנֵסִיּוֹת וּבָתֵּי מִדְרָשׁוֹת. הֵנֵצוּ הָרִמּוֹנִים, תִּינוֹקוֹת שֶׁיּוֹשְׁבִים וְעוֹסְקִים בַּתּוֹרָה. שָׁם אֶתֵּן אֶת דֹּדַי, שָׁם אֲנִי נוֹתֶנֶת הַצַּדִּיקִים וְהַצַּדִּיקוֹת וְהַנְּבִיאִים וְהַנְּבִיאוֹת שֶׁעָמְדוּ מִמֶּנּוּ.
“Let us arise early to the vineyards; let us see whether the vine has blossomed, the grape bud has sprouted, the pomegranates have bloomed; there I will give my love to you” (Song of Songs 7:13). “Let us arise early to the vineyards,” these are Israel, as it is stated: “For the house of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of hosts” (Isaiah 5:7). “Let us see whether the vine has blossomed,” this is the reciting of Shema; “the grape bud has sprouted,” these are the synagogues and the study halls; “the pomegranates have bloomed,” these are the children who sit and engage in Torah study. “There I will give my love,” there I will develop the righteous men and women, and the prophets and prophetesses who emerge from them.