by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Life Lessons from the Heart of Rebbetzin, Uncategorized
Life Lessons from the Rebbetzin’s Heart – Parashat NoachPrintable VersionYou are Where You Live Human beings are ‘group animals;’ we come in flocks. We may not even notice how much we are influenced by the people in our environment. When we lived in the US....
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Life Lessons from the Heart of Rebbetzin
NEW! Life Lessons from Rebbetzin’s Heart The holidays are behind us, and we are starting over anew. As we begin a new cycle of Weekly Torah readings, I am called to share a new parasha perspective with you. I thought this year to do something very different. Rather...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat V’Zot HabrachaPrintable VersionWrapped in Blessings “When the end is good everything is good,” or in Shakespearian English “All’s well that ends well.” The last parasha in the Torah is all about blessing. Just as Ya’acov blessed...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat Ha’azinuPrintable VersionThe Song of Gestation Shemitta (the sabbatical year of the land) is finally over! I once again embrace my plot and feel how the land delights in returning to its faithful owner. It’s been a whole year. We...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat Vayelech Printable VersionLand of Transformative Powers I’m forever thankful to my parents for sending me to the only Jewish school in Denmark. Even if the school was rather secular, I still learned about “the Land flowing...