Torah, Judaism and Jewish Networking

The Torah (Breshit 30:14) tells us of the Emahot's (Rachel and Leah) attempt to overcome infertility by the use of a plant which in Hebrew is called "Dudaim", or in English: Mandrake (Mandragora,Mandragora officinarum ). We read that the plant was gathered "in the days of wheat harvest", which here in Israel falls between Pesach and Shavuot. We go out every year at this time, crossing the hill...
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