‫פרשת חי וצומח‬

In the Parsha Nitzavim

Plants Places
Animals
Compiled from: WWW.ORT.ORG The Living Torah by Aryeh Kaplan
Gall The Hebrew Rosh of Deuteronomy 29:17 is considered by some
scholars to be a reference to hemlock. Other scholars dispute this and
‫ראש‬ suggest instead that it refers to a gall poppy. The term is used in the
passage in which God warns the Israelites of the growth of heretical
forces from within. He likens them to the poisonous characteristics of
the above plant.

Habitat: Near East, Europe.

Hemlock The Hebrew Rosh of Deuteronomy 29:17 is considered by some

scholars to be a reference to hemlock. Other scholars dispute this and
‫ראש‬ suggest instead that it refers to a gall poppy. The term is mentioned in the
passage in which God warns the Israelites of the growth of heretical forces
from within. He likens them to the poisonous characteristics of the above
plant.

Habitat: Near East, Europe.

Wormwood Wormwood is mentioned in Deuteronomy 29:17. In this passage G-d

warns the Israelites of the growth of heretical forces from within. These
‫לענה‬ forces are likened to the bitter oil that is extracted from wormwood.

Habitat: North Africa, Central Europe and Asia.

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