by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | May 8, 2024 | Blog, Blog, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel, Kedusha, Torah
Lag Ba’Omer is a minor Jewish holiday that falls between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot. “Lag” is a combination of two Hebrew letters: lamed and gimmel. According to Hebrew numerology, lamed stands for the number thirty and gimmel stands for...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, divine smell, High Holidays, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, israeli distilled, kedem Shemen, Kedusha, Torah
Sages tells us there are five levels of the soul, which can be interpreted as forms of breath—neshama, which has nearly all the same letters as neshima, meaning breath; ruach which is a form of belly-breathing; nefesh whose letters can be...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Sep 1, 2023 | Ancient process, Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, Body Temple, Deeper Meanings, divine smell, frequency, Holidays, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, kedem Shemen, Kedusha, ketoret, Science of smell, Torah
“Shema is Shemen” Gather your Oil. From Torah Aromatherapy School Lesson 24“ Shema is Shemen” Gather your Oil. Written By Rivka Sari 2007 The word Shema means “to listen” but it has a much deeper meaning. It means “to gather”. When we say the Shema we need to have our...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Nov 7, 2021 | Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, Holidays, Holy Land, Holy Temple, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, Kedusha, Torah Herbalist
This is one of my many favorite tea blendsFig Leaf -Ficus carica has so many benefits. Ofen it is used for diabetes, stress, rich in antimicrobial properties. For pain and swelling, it has an anti-inflammatory action to bring down trauma and clear skin issues, and...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Mar 3, 2021 | Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, Holidays, Israel, Kedusha, Torah
Queen Esther also known as Hadassah Happiness and Love is in the air because it is the Hebrew month of Adar! This is the month of Joy and a month where we feel G-d’s love and protection even when we cannot fully see or comprehend that love fully. these days we...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Jan 20, 2021 | Ancient Shemen, Deeper Meanings, frequency, Holidays, Israel, Israel, Kedusha, ketoret, Mishkan, Science of smell, Torah
Israel 2014 The sense of smell is the purest and most elevated. It is through the nose that G-d invested Adam with a soul, as it says, G-d breathed into man’s nostrils a breath of life (Genesis 2:7). Since there is no perceptible physical matter to smell, it is...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Oct 18, 2020 | Ancient process, Blog, Deeper Meanings, divine smell, High Holidays, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, Kedusha, ketoret, Mishkan, perfume, Torah
In the Beginning G-d Gen 1:1 בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אמת The last letter of each word is rearranged to spell Emet which is the Hebrew word for truth. Here we learn that creation was arranged by G-d’s hands and was done in Truth -Emet. G-d took chaos and made...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Sep 25, 2020 | Ancient process, Ancient Shemen, Blog, divine smell, High Holidays, Holidays, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, Kedusha, Mishkan, perfume, Science of smell, Torah, tribes
Rain Dance of IsraelWe captured the aroma of rain in Israel with inspiration from the prayer for rain which comes from the (Heb. תְּפִלַּת גֶּשֶׁם, Tefillat Geshem (Ashkenazi); תִּקּוּן הַגֶּשֶׁם, Tikkun ha-Geshem (Sephardi)), prayers offered on various occasions, in...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Aug 24, 2019 | Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, divine smell, frequency, High Holidays, Holidays, Israel, Kedusha, perfume, Torah, Uncategorized
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Jun 6, 2019 | Ancient Shemen, Blog, Deeper Meanings, Holidays, Israel, Kedusha, Torah
Deep Meaning of Fifty and Shavuot. by rivka | Jun 10, 2016 | Shavuot , Fifty, Torah Fifty חמישים can be found 154 times in the Tanach/Bible. Its meaning is directly related to the coming of God’s Holy Spirit of understanding with the Torah. Shavuot occurred on the day...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Sep 12, 2017 | Ancient process, Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, Body Temple, color therapy, Deeper Meanings, divine smell, Frankincense, frequency, High Holidays, Holidays, Holy Land, Infusion, Israel, Israel, kedem Shemen, Kedusha, Mishkan, mystical gold, Mystical Gold Collection, perfume, Science of smell, sod, Torah, Torah Herbalist
Here is something I learned just recently. Jewish sages say that if gold had a smell it would smell like Frankincense, Myrrh and Rose. Why? Here is why Rose is said to open up the veins of the mind and heart. The Hebrew word for rose is וְרִיד and the root word of...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Aug 22, 2017 | Ancient process, Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, divine smell, frequency, Holidays, Holy Land, Infusion, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, israeli distilled, Kedusha, ketoret, Mishkan, perfume, SAFETY, Science of smell, Torah
Happy Chodesh Elul! The King is in the Field. Come take a stroll with him in the Garden? The month of Elul, last month of the Hebrew calendar year, is an auspicious time for repentance, prayer and introspection. These are special days of Divine good will and mercy,...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | May 20, 2017 | Ancient process, Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, divine smell, frequency, Holidays, Holy Land, Infusion, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, israeli distilled, Kedusha, Mishkan, perfume, SAFETY, Science of smell, Torah, Uncategorized
Who was Ruth really? What does the Torah really reveal about Ruth? Copyright (c) 2017 Ruth Painting By Neshama Raquel Sari Ruth could not be a Moabite because she was the great grandmother of King David. King David was the third generation from Ruth and Boaz. Moabites...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | May 12, 2017 | Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, frequency, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel, Kedusha, Mishkan, Torah, Uncategorized
Lag B’Omer Holiday Ramblings Lag Ba’Omer is a minor Jewish holiday that falls between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot. “Lag” is a combination of two Hebrew letters: lamed and gimmel. According to Hebrew numerology, lamed stands for the...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Apr 9, 2017 | Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, cloud, Deeper Meanings, frequency, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, Kedusha, ketoret, Mishkan, Torah
There’s really only one difference between Matzah and Chametz. They’re both made from flour and water, both baked in an oven, and both provide nourishment. But one stays flat and humble, while the other fills itself with hot air. The Hebrew of these two words reveals...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Mar 2, 2017 | Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, frequency, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, israeli distilled, Kedusha, ketoret, Mishkan, Torah
Holy Land Essentail Oils Grown in Israel – Aytz Chayim Precious Holy Land Essential Oils Grown and Extracted In Israel; Etrog, Myrtle, Marjoram, Lavender, Sage, Yarrow, Grapefruit and more. Israel’s Ancient Shemen and Essential oils When you use Israeli oils that are...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Feb 28, 2017 | Ancient Shemen, Blog, Deeper Meanings, frequency, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, israeli distilled, Kedusha, ketoret, Mishkan, Torah
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL By: Matthew Kalman KIBBUTZ KETURA, ISRAEL – Seven years after I revealed her success in sprouting a 2,000 year-old date palm seed found on Masada, botanist Dr Elaine Solowey of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies has done it...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Jan 27, 2017 | Ancient process, Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, frequency, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, Kedusha, ketoret, Mishkan, Torah
The Parsha of Toldos. “V’aileh Toldos Yitzchak ben Avrohom {And these are the generations of Yitzchak the son of Avrohom}. [25:19]” The parsha tells us about the birth of Yaakov and Esav, their development and the blessings that Yitzchak gave his sons....
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Jan 27, 2017 | Ancient Shemen, Blog, cloud, Deeper Meanings, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, israeli distilled, Kedusha, ketoret, Mishkan, Torah
Torah was given with thunder, lightning, smoke, shaking ground, and a shofar blast. How do we experience the Torah with all our senses today? Song of Songs 5:13 His cheeks are like beds of spices, banks of perfume, his lips are like lilies. שיר השרים ה:יג...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Jan 27, 2017 | Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, Holidays, Israel, Israel essential oils, Kedusha, Mishkan, Torah
Prayer and Essential Oils Praying During Times of Sorrow or Grief Combine equal proportions of the following essential oils in a clean glass bottle and diffuse as you would other essential oil blends: Rose Sandalwood Bergamot Expressing Thanks and Gratitude Combine...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | May 11, 2016 | Ancient process, Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, cloud, Deeper Meanings, Holidays, Israel, Kedusha, Torah, Uncategorized
Aytz Chayim is Celebrating Israel’s 68th 68 years ago God performed a miracle – giving the Jewish people a free and independent homeland in the land of Israel again after thousands of years in exile. With miracle after miracle, God has protected His...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | May 3, 2016 | Deeper Meanings, Holidays, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, Kedusha, Torah, Uncategorized
What is required to produce light? There is the Perfect Light that is representative of Hashem and there is the perfect source of that Light represented by the perfect olive oil burning in the Mishkon. Few of us are on such a high Madraga (level). We have no Temple,...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Apr 8, 2016 | Ancient Shemen, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel, Israel essential oils, israeli distilled, Kedusha, Mishkan, Torah, Uncategorized
Thoughts for Shavuos I get these questions in this articl a lot and so here is the article written that will help answer and address the questions. Enjoy! Most of the answers are from Halachic and Rabbinical sources to help understand the concepts of being thankful...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Apr 7, 2016 | Ancient process, Ancient Shemen, Blog, Blog, Deeper Meanings, Frankincense, frequency, High Holidays, Holidays, Infusion, Israel, Israel, Kedusha, Mishkan, perfume, Science of smell, Torah, Uncategorized
“Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over” Pslam 23:5 “Oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense” Exodus 25:6 In ancient history of the Jewish people, many of our Sages referred to the presence of G-d as a...
by Efrat Rivka Sari Ph.D, CCMA, HBA | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, Holidays, Holy Land, Israel, Israel essential oils, israeli distilled, Mishkan, Torah, Uncategorized
Chodesh Tov Nissan! We are going through the Redmption from Egypt soon and will be dancing in streets of Jerusalem like a Bride on her wedding day. Let’s Celebrate This blend was first created back in 2002 when my husband I got married. The blend was sprinkled...