Rachels Tomb - קבר רחל

Bethlehem - בית לחם

Jacob's Wife Rachel , mother of Joseph and Benjamin

Rachel's Tomb. A Place of Hope, Prayers and Healing.

Rachels Yarzheit is the 11th Cheshvan

Next yarzheit of Rachel is in the evening of 22nd October 2007 and 23rd October 2007.

 

The Red String bracelet of "Rachel"

The Concept of Rachel according to Kabbalah

The name Rachel is related to the Hebrew word, rachil, meaning "a lamb" or "sheep." A lamb stands still while it is being sheared. This symbolizes humility. The lesson is that we must humble ourselves before God like a lamb before its master.

Rachel - Our Mother - also represents the Power of Speech. It represents another form of humility, using the power of our speech with reverence, with truth, sincerity, kindness and love, knowing that all our words and prayers are heard in the Spirit world by the Angels.

The Ideals of Rachel

Just as Rachel did not envy Leah's good fortune (only her good deeds), similarly we pray that no one envy our success. Just as Rachel prayed for children and was answered, we pray that the childless be blessed with children. And just Rachel was cured of her affliction, so too may the ill be returned to good health.

The Concept of a String and the Color Red

Every morning, "a thread of grace prevails" and God renews the world for another day. The string symbolizes that "thread of grace."

חוט של חסד

The Red String: A Bracelet for Blessings and Protection

Wrap and Tie a Red Cotton String 7 Times around ones Left Wrist

Light a candle for the soul of Rachel

and say Psalm 33 and "Ana B'Koach - אנא בכח"

(this can be done anywhere in the world)

The "seven times" correspond to seven days of the week, symbolizing the need for G-d's constant protection. It also symbolizes the seven emotional attributes, the seven times a bride encircles a groom, and the seven Godly emanations (sefiros), the spiritual number of wholeness - 7 . It may also recall the merit of the seven Holy Shepherds responsible for bringing the Divine Presence down to Earth.

It is also known that the left heart is full of blood and is home to the earthly part of SOUL - the "Nefesh", the vitalizing earthly animal soul in a person. Wearing the string around the left hand reminds the person of the "battle" that must be waged against one's selfish animalistic urges and to elevate oneself to a spiritual understanding and life.

Psalm 33

The number 33 correlates to the concept of the teshuva, as the Talmud (Sanhedrin 103a) states that the wicked King Menashe repented for 33 years and God received him." We also find that the 33rd day between Passover and the Feast of Weeks (Shavuos) is a time that is associated with elevation and situations changing for the better.

The Psalm itself consists of three parts: an introduction, a middle part consisting of seven "sections" of recognition, and a conclusion thanking and praising God for deliverance.

 

Ana B'Koach - אנא בכח

This mystical poem consists of seven lines with six words per line, 42 words with 216 letters. The total of 42 words corresponds to one of the Holy Names of GOD. The initial letters of each word also refer to this Holy Name. Interestingly, the Jewish people made 42 stops on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. Each step represented another step on the ladder of holiness. According to the founder of the Chassidic movement, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, each individual must make the same spiritual journey during his/her lifetime. Perhaps saying this mystical poem is a way of asking for God's assistance and protection during these 42 stages of one's life. The number 216 is gematria numerical value of GEVURAH - גבורה - meaning STRENGTH. The power of this prayer "ana bekoach" gives everyone the spiritual strength of Spiritual DIVINE protection with a strength from ones Guardian Angels.

Wearing the Red String

As you can see from all this, the Red String Bracelet is a means, rather than an end. It serves as a channel to help awaken in ourselves and in GOD and spirit world, our desire for connection and protection. Wearing the Red String signals your intention to open yourself up to receive God's blessings by trying to become a better person, by performing acts of goodness and kindness, and by remembering that humility is not only an attribute of God, its the sign of a Godly person. Finally, wearing the Red String signals your belief in the righteous merit of our Rachel Emeinu (Our Mother). Every time one looks at the red string on ones wrist it will remind one of a more spiritual purpose in life. Please read our full page on Protection. Good luck and may all your requests for blessings be fulfilled.

Try it once and see for yourself !

Most people wear this "red bracelet for 30 days", however some sefardi communities make a new bracelet once a week, every friday before the sabbath - Shabbos. Try wearing a red cotton bracelet for 7 days and see how you feel, this is a tradition passed down over generations for almost 3000 years ! so why not continue this traditional spiritual protection ?

"Jealous" friends wont like it !

It has been known that this red bracelet protects a person from "jealousy" and "evil eye". If a person has "bad friends", when they see this red bracelet, they will either laugh at it or say something to undermine its spiritual strength. Just ignore their silly comments as this is tried-and-tested tradition of protection for 3000 years. But this will make you 100% certain that these "freeloading friends" are non-spiritual. Wearing it will help you identify who your good friends are !

If you feel uncomfortable wearing it for the first few hours, this is because there maybe "evil" spirits that have been draining, blocking and ruining your life, now that you are receiving spiritual protection, these "evil spirits" are feeling uncomfortable, after a few hours a person will actually feel very good and enlightened as this red bracelet of protection is actually working ! Good luck and may all your requests for blessings be fulfilled.

Important note

Many fraudsters are known to charge money for "rachels" string bracelet, in fact according to kabbala it is FORBIDDEN to charge for this bracelet, as the spiritual energy of protection is only given if NO materialistic money is involved. The simplicity of a red string bracelet as a protection is that it is 100% purely spiritual, and has NO material value. The Kabbala teaches that anyone who charges for spiritual knowledge will never benefit from the spiritual protection, in exactly the same way that Moshe taught the jewish people the wrong of worshipping the "Golden calf", materialism and spirituality are NOT to be mixed.

 

Rachel and Jacob had 2 sons

Joseph and Benjamin

יוסף הצדיק

Tomb of Joseph in Shechem

1st Tammuz - Yarzheit of Yosef - Joseph.

The new coverings at Joseph's Tomb in Shechem, rescued and relocated after the Tomb's destruction by Palestinians , please see www.shechem.org for photos with thanks to our friend Menachem Brody in Shechem.

קבר בנימין

Tomb of Binyomin - Benjamin buried near Kfar Saba, Israel

Yarzheit 24th Cheshvan

 

 

חברון - Chevron - Hebron

The Cave of Machpela מערת המכפלה

Please see Photo Gallery # 6 The Cave of Machpela - Hebron - Israel, which is the Holy Gravesite and Tombs of all our ancestors, Adam & Eve, Abraham & Sarah, Isaac & Rivka, Jacob and Leah.

Some Special Spiritual Photos

Photo Gallery # 1 Metz, France, the old Jewish cemetery.

Photo Gallery # 2 Metz Ville - France.

Photo Gallery # 3 Montreux, Lugano & Rome.

Photo Gallery # 4 Special holy places in Israel - Tiberias - Teverya.

Photo Gallery # 5 Special holy places in Israel - Jerusalem Yerushalayim, with explanation to the everlasting pillars of יכין and בועז .

Photo Gallery # 6 The Cave of Machpela - Hebron - Israel, which is the Holy Gravesite and Tombs of all our ancestors, Adam & Eve, Abraham & Sarah, Isaac & Rivka, Jacob and Leah.

Photos Gallery #7 The Tomb Grave of Rachel in Bethlehem, and her sons Joseph and Benjamin in Shechem and Kfar Saba. With explanation to the "red string bracelet" for "protection".

Photos of Holy Gravesites and Tombs - Kevorim - קברי צדיקים Famous Rabbis Spiritually Holy Gravesites and Tombs.

 

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