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THE SEVEN FRUITS OF THE LAND
OF ISRAEL BY CHANA BRACHA
SIEGELBAUM
The Seven Fruits of the Land of Israel With
Their Mystical and Medicinal Properties by
Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Seigelbaum is a
fascinating book.
Chana Bracha Seigelbaum is the founder of
Midreshet B’erot Bat Ayin, a place of Torah
learning for women. In this unique work,
which is part sefer, part cookbook, she
posits that the seven fruits for which Eretz
Yisrael is known have tremendous spiritual
power that can be tapped to enable us to do
First, lets start on the outside. This is a
physically beautiful book. The cover is
gorgeous – yes, I’d buy it just for all that
glorious color! Fortunately, I didn’t have to
buy it, as it was a birthday gift, lucky me.
The inside of the book is replete with fullcolor photographs and more of the same
artwork as on the cover. Just turning the
glossy pages of this book is a soothing,
calming experience.
Inside, the book requires serious study. This
isn’t light reading – for each of the seven
fruits, the author delves into what we can
learn from Torah pessukim about that fruit.
She provides nutritional information, covers
how that fruit is used in traditional and
natural medicine, what Chazal and other
sources have to say about it as well as
mitzvos and brachos related to the fruit.
Should you want to delve further in a
particular direction, all sources are carefully
listed in end notes at the close of each
chapter. Each chapter of learning is followed
by healthful recipes that highlight that
particular fruit.
Experiencing this book is a wonderful way
to focus on the spiritual aspects of Eretz
Yisrael and the wondrous produce with
which Hashem has blessed the Land. I say
“experiencing” because reading is obviously
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