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Va'etchanan
Tisha B'Av Fast Day
Why Is Tisha B'Av Afternoon Less Mournful?
Why are mourning practices suspended in the afternoon, the very time the Holy Temple was actually set on fire?
Why are mourning practices suspended in the afternoon, the very time the Holy Temple was actually set on fire?
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Test your knowledge of Jewish history, from ancient times to the present, and discover significant events, figures, and milestones.
Test your knowledge of Jewish history, from ancient times to the present, and discover significant events, figures, and milestones.
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On Tisha B’av, the 9th of Av, we mourn the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash, the Holy Temple. Our sages also tell us that when Moshiach comes, Tisha B’av will become a festival when we will celebrate the building of the third and final Temple.
On Tisha B’av, the 9th of Av, we mourn the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash, the Holy Temple. Our sages also tell us that when Moshiach comes, Tisha B’av will become a festival when we will celebrate the building of the third and final Temple.
Parshah
Hear the Oneness
G‑d is the one truth that pervades all existence and we, in turn, must create that oneness within our hearts.
G‑d is the one truth that pervades all existence and we, in turn, must create that oneness within our hearts.
Why a Mezuzah Is Not a Mezuzah
If not for the scrolls, there would be no reason for plain old doorposts...
If not for the scrolls, there would be no reason for plain old doorposts...
Women
Confessions of a ‘Highly Sensitive’ Chabad Rebbetzin
While my day-to-day involvement in Chabad activities and programs has waxed and waned depending on what my children were up at that particular period of time (think colicky babies), there is one area that I never wanted to cut back on: the time I invested in personal relationships with community members.
While my day-to-day involvement in Chabad activities and programs has waxed and waned depending on what my children were up at that particular period of time (think colicky babies), there is one area that I never wanted to cut back on: the time I invested in personal relationships with community members.
What the Spies Taught Us About Education
I wanted to change him. I started to argue with him, and then there came this inner voice that said, “Elana, just accept him. Just love him.”
I wanted to change him. I started to argue with him, and then there came this inner voice that said, “Elana, just accept him. Just love him.”
Melachah of the Week
The entire people of israel comprise a single soul; only the bodies are separate
— Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (tanya ch. 32)
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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