by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Torah: Parashat BoPrintable VersionDoesn’t this title sound like an oxymora? We all know that dogs are everything but self-restrained. This is why, in this week’s parasha, it was such a miracle that, “No dog wagged its tongue against the children of...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Torah: Parashat Va’erah Printable VersionThe Plague of Hail Corresponds to Chesed The Late Blooming Grain in Rebbetzin’s GardenThis week’s parasha includes the first seven the Ten Plagues, corresponding to the Seven Emotional Sefirot. Knowing G-d...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha: Parashat ShemotPrintable VersionConnecting to Hashem by Taking Notice of Nature Rubus SanctusMuch is taught about the ‘Burning Bush,’ and how Hashem revealed Himself to Moshe in the wilderness of Sinai while he was shepherding Yitro’s flock....
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha: Parashat Yayechi Printable Version When Ya’acov blessed his sons – the holy tribes of Israel on his deathbed, he compared many of them to animals. For example, Yehuda is compared to the lion, Binyamin to the wolf, Yessachar to the donkey, Dan to...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha: Parashat YayigashPrintable VersionOn a B’erot hike!Flocks of sheep are the central theme in Yosef’s introduction of his family to Pharaoh. Being sheepherders saved the Jewish people from assimilation in Egypt, since Egypt worshipped sheep,...
by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha | Nature in the Parasha
Nature in the Parasha: Parashat MiketzPrintable VersionHashem’s Chanukia“Pharaoh awoke He fell asleep and dreamed a second time seven sheaves of grain, healthy and good, grew on a single stalk” (Bereishit 41:5). It is not by chance that we read about Pharaoh’s...
