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Your Tisha B'Av Fact Sheet
Why do we mourn on Tisha b'Av? A historical overview and a digest of the day's laws.
Why do we mourn on Tisha b'Av? A historical overview and a digest of the day's laws.
When Tisha B’Av Is Observed on Sunday
On Shabbat, all public displays of mourning are strictly prohibited. This causes changes in many of the Tisha B’Av laws and customs.
On Shabbat, all public displays of mourning are strictly prohibited. This causes changes in many of the Tisha B’Av laws and customs.
When My Child Began Hitting . . .
We have a Father, and He loves us and adores us. He wants to give to us and shower us with blessing and goodness. But He does ask for something in return, and it’s for our own benefit: to be kind and respect one another.
We have a Father, and He loves us and adores us. He wants to give to us and shower us with blessing and goodness. But He does ask for something in return, and it’s for our own benefit: to be kind and respect one another.
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Your Questions
What Does "Kvell" Mean?
Nachas, joy from our children and grandchildren, is among the sweetest pleasures a Jew can hope for.
Nachas, joy from our children and grandchildren, is among the sweetest pleasures a Jew can hope for.
Why Avoid Danger During the 9 Days?
The reason for this is that it is an especially ominous time, as can be seen from the many tragedies that befell the Jewish people
The reason for this is that it is an especially ominous time, as can be seen from the many tragedies that befell the Jewish people
Parshah
An Easy Life Versus a Meaningful Life
You can’t move up the ladder by yearning for a life of ease. And so, while our forefathers and mothers didn’t have easy lives, they had profoundly meaningful and spiritual lives—lives that charted our very course and destiny, and whose qualities are embedded in our spiritual DNA.
You can’t move up the ladder by yearning for a life of ease. And so, while our forefathers and mothers didn’t have easy lives, they had profoundly meaningful and spiritual lives—lives that charted our very course and destiny, and whose qualities are embedded in our spiritual DNA.
Jewish News
Raised in the Congo, She Will Now Start Up Chabad in Ivory Coast
Couple determined to build Jewish life in West African nation.
Couple determined to build Jewish life in West African nation.
Berlin Jewish High School Takes Top Honors in German Capital
Regents also recognize Hebrew as tested subject for the first time.
Regents also recognize Hebrew as tested subject for the first time.
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The Friday-Afternoon Blessing
Living as a downtrodden shell of her former self, Leah's blank eyes reflected the agony that gripped her heart.
Living as a downtrodden shell of her former self, Leah's blank eyes reflected the agony that gripped her heart.
A Galilean scholar lectured before Rabbi Chisda: Blessed be the Merciful One who gave a three-fold Torah (consisting of Torah, Prophets and Scriptures) to a three-fold people (comprised of Kohanim, Levites and Israelites) through a third-born (Moses, the third child of Amram and Jocheved) on the third day (of separation) in the third month...
— Talmud, Shabbat 88a
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To one whose self is his body, death of the body is death of the self. But for one whose self is his love, awe and faith, there is no death, only a passing. From a state of confinement in the body, he makes the passage to liberation. He continues to work within this world, and even more so than before.
The Talmud says th...
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