Av 15

Kabbalistic teachings explain that if G-d ever allows for a descent in goodness and holiness, it can only be for the purpose of achieving something even greater. This concept, in fact, sheds light on a peculiar statement in the Mishnah. An address about t...

The Talmud states in Tractate Taanit: “Never were there more joyous days for the Jewish people than the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur,” listing five or six joyous events that occurred on 15 Av throughout history. What is it about the energy of the 15th of Av ...

The Mishnah states that “There were no greater festivals for Israel than the Fifteenth of Av and Yom Kippur.”Taanis 26b. What transpired on the Fifteenth of Av that caused it to become such a great festival — a festival of the magnitude of Yom Kippur? One...

Blessings for joy and healing in the days approaching the fifteenth of Av, an auspicious day on the Jewish calendar.

We see that the more necessary something is for survival, the more available it is. For example, a house can be expensive, clothing is more affordable, food even more, and air which we need to breathe, is free. The same is true with Torah and commandments...

By the Grace of G‑d 15th of Av, 5735 [July 23, 1975] Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. Mordechai Shoul Landow Greeting and Blessing: I was pleased to receive just now, through our mutual friend Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar, the material and pictures in connection with the d...

By the Grace of G-d 26th of Tammuz, 5718 Brooklyn, N.Y. [July 14, 1958] Greeting and Blessing: I received your letter of July 9th, and I am glad to read of the recovery which you and Mrs. Jaffe are making. I will remember you again in prayer when visiting...

בס"ד. יום ב' פ' עקב, חמשה עשר באב ה'תשמ"ז) יצא לאור בקונטרס ט"ו באב – תש"נ, "לקראת חמשה עשר באב .. א' עקב, יד מנ"א, שנת ה'תש"נ". לא. היו ימים טובים לישראל כחמשה עשר באב וכיום הכפורים תענית כו, ב (במשנה). , ומביא אדמו"ר (מהורש"ב) נ"ע במאמרו המבאר ענין חמשה...