Bracha Kapach is an Israeli rabbanit, wife of Rabbi Yosef Kapach, who was awarded the Israel Prize for her charitable work.[1]

Bracha Kapach was born in Yemen. She was married to her cousin, Yosef Kapach, at the age of eleven. Seven years later they immigrated to Palestine with their three children, one of whom died on the way. Another son, Arieh, was born in Palestine.[2]

Rabbanit Kapach's first enterprise in the country was running an embroidery workshop employing 50 Yemenite women. For over half a century, she has been organizing holiday food packages for the needy of Jerusalem. The food is packaged by student volunteers and distributed from her home in Nahalaot.[3]

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