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How to Observe Tisha B'Av
Why do we mourn on Tisha b'Av? A historical overview and a digest of the day's laws.
How to Observe the 9 Days
Heightened mourning, uplifting visions and rejoicing with mitzvot
Your Questions
Why Make a Siyum During the Nine Days?

Isn’t this counterintuitive? Shouldn’t we be sad during this time, not seeking out different ways to celebrate and rejoice?
Where Is G‑d?

How can G-d be in the Holy Temple, where do mitzvahs, where we learn Torah, everywhere, and nowhere all at once?
Essay
The Subterranean Temple
Had the Temple not been initially constructed with the knowledge of, and the provision for, what was to happen on the ninth of Av, no mortal could have moved a single stone from its place.
3 Lessons You Can Learn From My Stutter

You know what to say, your listener is waiting patiently, but you simply cannot … Get. The. Words. Out.
Parshah
On the Haftarah: The Vision of Isaiah

The question is: Who or what is Zion? And who are the captives?
Story
The Urchins' Revenge

They were burning with an urge for revenge. “Let us ambush the new rabbi at night and beat him to a pulp,” one suggested.
A Soul at Sinai: From a Life in Germany to a Life in Israel

When I joined my mother for the weekly visits to the church, I felt something wasn’t right.
Jewish News
Wilderness Rabbi Leads Teens From Rugged Yosemite Trails to Pacific High Seas

Helping high school boys grow physically, mentally and spiritually.
Knesset Speaker ‘Repays Debt’ to Soviet-Era Chassidic Outlaws

With an eye to the future, Yuli Edelstein relives his story of religious persecution in Russia.
Lifestyle
Deviled Eggs Three Ways

My G-d, the soul You placed within me, it is pure; You created it, You formed it, You breathed it into me, You preserve it within me, You will take it from me and return it to me in a future time...
— From the daily morning prayers
Print Magazine

Emunah (eh-moo-na): A knowing, deep in the soul, that there is only one G-d, that He is good, and that He loves you unconditionally.

Simchah (sim-kha): A mighty current of life-energy felt when contemplating emunah.

Bitachon (bi-ta-khon): A surge of invincible confidence that emerges when emunah is challenged by circums...

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