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Thank you, I found your article very informative. I am sure from the time you wrote the article up to now, you probably have already found the use of Harmala in the Bible. However you stated that you were a “non observant Jew”, so I will assume that you also are not a Messianic Jew and therefore do not have much direct knowledge or familiarity with the “New Testament” of the Bible. If this is the case, then in response to your paragraph below, and if you will be gracious to me and forgive my ignorance of your subject matter; I assume that the Peganum Harmala is also known as a Syrian Rue bush or even more generically, just as a Rue bush. If this is the case then I would point your attention to the words of Yehoshua in the book of Luke, 11:42, (KJV+) “ButG235 woeG3759 unto you,G5213 Pharisees!G5330 forG3754 ye titheG586 mintG2238 andG2532 rueG4076 andG2532 all mannerG3956 of herbs,G3001 andG2532 pass overG3928 judgmentG2920 andG2532 theG3588 loveG26 of God:G2316 theseG5023 oughtG1163 ye to have done,G4160 and not to leave the other undone.G2548 G3361 G863“ “Rue (πήγανον)” in G4067 as defined by Thayer’s Greek definitions: 1). Rue 2). shrubby plant about 2 feet (60 cm) high, of medicinal value. "One plant is Peganum harmala, harmal in Arabic, the other is Acacia, shita (plural, shittim) in Hebrew; they contain betacarbolines and DMT, respectively. In the Bible, there are no indications of the use of the first plant, but there is clear evidence that the second plant was most valued." Forgive me, I did not intend to “thrust upon you” a text that you could possibly find offensive, I assure you my intentions were only to give some light to your statement. The testament above is still an ancient text and does hold significant historical value even if it is not your faith. Shalom