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Now Is the Time for Pure Chocolate in a Date
Life brings bitter and sweet together.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
Wild Fennel and Saltbush Shouldn't Grow Together
But here they are—in the Purah Reserve, where Israel’s fertile hills meet the desert.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
The Body of Israel is Burning - Do We Care?
Images and reflections from the historic landscapes lost to last week’s wildfires.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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Take a Break from Relating — I Just Took One from Writing to You
PLUS: Scenes from Pesach foraging with 200+ foragers.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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Foraging, Family, and Faith
On the foraging trail, this family remembers their deceased father's special connection to the Land of Israel.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
From Goliath to Hamas
Images of pain and hope on a foraging walk last week.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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Tasting the Land of Life
Foraging is a great way to experience how Israel is the living body of the Jewish people.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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Foraging Picture Gallery
Some tastes of foraging in the Land of Israel.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
When You're Foraging for Fennel
Watch out for false fennel, giant fennel, and the deadly hemlock.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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6 Ways Foraging Walks Made Our Pesach Come Alive
Pictures, videos, and stories from Israel's natural world last week.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
Life is a Foraging Walk
The land of Israel's lessons for eating well, moving well, and being well. Plus: Online workshop on Tuesday about "Is Meditation Jewish?"
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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I Found the Thing They Make Tequila From
Two agave bushes grow right over the hill from where I live in Bet Shemesh, overlooking Elah Valley.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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