by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat NitzavimPrintable VersionStanding Together in Judgement Rosh Hashana is not just about eating apples with honey and munching on honey cakes. Before we can even get to the sweet, we need to eradicate the bitter. Parashat Nitzavim,...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat Ki Tavo Printable VersionConnecting With Hashem through the Fruits of the Land This morning I went down into my garden to pray and to pick some breakfast of figs and grapes. I admired the reddening glistering pomegranates...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat Ki Tetze Printable VersionBirds, Compassion and the Month of Elul The mitzvah of sending away the mother bird before taking her eggs or chicks has always intrigued me. This week I’m sending away the ‘mother bird’ of my...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat ShoftimPrintable VersionTree Worship or Tree Praise? Rebbetzin Chana Bracha, Deer Park Forest, Denmark 1981I must have been born a nature lover. Most of my childhood and early youth I lived near the famous Danish deer-park...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat Re’ehPrintable VersionResponsibilities, Control and Shoulder Pain I often feel tension in my shoulders whenever I’m under pressure, like prior to my annual North America tour, before Pesach or when facing challenges within the...
