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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.”
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A Whale of a Challenge
Put in the proper perspective, even a whale of a challenge can be nothing at all. (Parsha Perks | Ve’etchanan | with Dr Michael Chighel)
Put in the proper perspective, even a whale of a challenge can be nothing at all. (Parsha Perks | Ve’etchanan | with Dr Michael Chighel)
Rebuilding the Temple
The Jerusalem Talmud states: “If the Holy Temple is not rebuilt in your lifetime, it’s as though it were destroyed in your lifetime.” The commentaries learn from this that the Temple’s destruction is an ongoing event.
The Jerusalem Talmud states: “If the Holy Temple is not rebuilt in your lifetime, it’s as though it were destroyed in your lifetime.” The commentaries learn from this that the Temple’s destruction is an ongoing event.
Melachah of the Week
On that day G‑d made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your seed I have given this land.”
— Genesis 15:18
Print Magazine
How can you attain love of an infinite G-d? Through love of your fellow human beings.
As Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa would say, “If people like you, G-d likes you too.”
How did he know?
Because he knew that if people truly like you, it must be that you genuinely like them.
And when you hold genuine love in your heart for ...
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