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...
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...
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat EikevPrintable VersionSacred Fruits The Land of Israel is described as “A land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey” (Devarim 8:8). The Sages understand the verse’s mention of honey...
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat V’EtchananPrintable VersionDenied Entry In this week’s parasha Moshe is imploring Hashem with all His heart to be able to enter the Land of Israel. Moshe wanted nothing more than to be able to place his foot – just...
Nature in the Parasha – Parashat DevarimPrintable VersionDrinking from Miriam’s Well Buried in Kineret Bat Ayin Women’s Trip to Kevrei Tzaddikim and the KineretWe are opening a new book of Torah and entering a new point of time. דְּבָרִים/Devarim means...
Nature in the Torah – Parashat Matot/MasaiPrintable Version Broom BushAs we move deeper into the heat of summer, the fresh garden greenery is gradually yellowing and drying. The barren parched thorny landscape reminds me that we live in the Middle East not far...
