by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha: Parashat Chayei SarahPrintable Version The camel stands out in this week’s parasha, where it is mentioned no less than 18 times, all in chapter 24. Why do we need to know that Rivkah’s father “had made a place for Avraham’s servant’s...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha: Parashat VayeraPrintable VersionB’erot’s Eshel TreeAvraham is the second person in the Torah that planted in the Land. Noach, the first man who planted, is criticized for planting a vineyard and getting drunk before planting anything...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha: Parashat Lech Lecha Printable VersionRebbetzin covered in the healing Dead Sea mudI’m excited about the opportunity to accompany my husband to a medical conference at the Dead Sea during the week of Parashat Lech Lecha in which the Dead Sea is...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha Parashat NoachPrintable Version The blessed rain has been falling and cleansed the land for us to happily begin our New Year routine on the freshly washed earth. As we enter Parashat Noach with the Sukkah decorations packed away, we inhale the...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Uncategorized
Printable Version The New Year is upon us, and this year is a special year – the sabbatical shemittah year. Just as the last hour before Shabbat can get hectic cleaning the last dishes, finishing with the computer, and setting up the hotplate, so did the weeds, the...