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By the Numbers
Jewish History
17 Tammuz Fast Day
Jewish Fast Days FAQ
It is a mitzvah, ordained by the prophets, to fast on those days on which tragic events occurred to our forefathers.
It is a mitzvah, ordained by the prophets, to fast on those days on which tragic events occurred to our forefathers.
Finding the Love in the Destruction
Despite their connection with energies of destruction, these three weeks are, on a deeper level, permeated with powerfully positive spiritual influences as well.
Despite their connection with energies of destruction, these three weeks are, on a deeper level, permeated with powerfully positive spiritual influences as well.
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17 Tammuz: What You Need to Know
This fast day begins a period of sadness in the Jewish calendar. Learn what happened on this day and how it is observed.
This fast day begins a period of sadness in the Jewish calendar. Learn what happened on this day and how it is observed.
What Do Anti-Semites Have to Offer?
Anti-Semitism is a powerful, negative, thoroughly unholy phenomenon. Stripped of its negativity, however, its raw power can be used in the service of holiness.
Anti-Semitism is a powerful, negative, thoroughly unholy phenomenon. Stripped of its negativity, however, its raw power can be used in the service of holiness.
From the Mouths of Infants
The twelfth and thirteenth days of Tammuz mark the release of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, from Soviet imprisonment, which was the result of his efforts in strengthening Torah and mitzvah observance among Soviet Jewry.
The twelfth and thirteenth days of Tammuz mark the release of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, from Soviet imprisonment, which was the result of his efforts in strengthening Torah and mitzvah observance among Soviet Jewry.
Parshah
The Power of the Mind to Create Blessings
When is the last time you checked in on the inner dialogue in your head, and your running thoughts and feelings about yourself?
When is the last time you checked in on the inner dialogue in your head, and your running thoughts and feelings about yourself?
Weekly Features
What Do You Know About Ancient Shiloh?
Shiloh is an ancient city located 40 kilometers north of Jerusalem. For generations, it was Israel’s spiritual center.
Shiloh is an ancient city located 40 kilometers north of Jerusalem. For generations, it was Israel’s spiritual center.
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Lifestyle
G-d does not deprive any creature of its just reward
— Midrash Mechilta
Print Magazine
There are those who say that before we do any mitzvah, we must first understand why it needs to be done. Why else were we given a mind?
There are others who say we must just obey with simple faith. How else can we bond with One who is entirely beyond our understanding?
Abraham did both. He began with absolute faith,...
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