Purselane: Omega 3 Rich, Welcome Volunteer, Summer Latecomer

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Herbal Remedies from the Judean Hills רְגֵלַת הַגִּנָּה, פּוֹרְטוּלָקָה – Purselane – Portulaca Oleracea  Printable Version Omega 3 Rich, Welcome Volunteer, Summer Latecomer The good thing about purslane is that it is a nutritious green plant that pops up during...

The Strong, Musty Scented Protective Rue

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Herbal Remedies from the Judean HillsMonths of Shevat/Adar (רודה (פיגם – Rue – Ruta GraveolensPrintable VersionThe Strong, Musty Scented Protective RueLike many other families in Bat Ayin and in other religious neighborhoods in Israel, I have planted a rue at the...

Sukkot: The Ingathering Festival

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Printable VersionAll our holidays are connected to the agricultural cycle. Pesach is called “the holiday of spring”, Shavuot “the day of the first fruits” and Sukkot is called “the ingathering festival.” “On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have...

Hilchot Purim and Parashat Tetzave

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Ask the Rebbetzin – Parashat TetzaveHilchot Purim and Parashat TetzaveWhat is the Role of Garments in the Torah?Printable VersionDear Rebbetzin,Since our Rabbi was sick, we studied on our own the chapter about Purim in the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. We have some...

The Human ‘Group Animals’

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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....

Life Lessons from the Shemittah (Sabbatical) Year

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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...