ONE CREATOR Abraham Abinu discovered God by observing Creation. "There must be an Intelligent Creator," Abraham reasoned, Someone who brought this wonderful world into existence...

Halloween is celebrated in the United States and many other countries around the world on the night of October 31st. People place pumpkins and...

This week's Parasha begins with a Divine call to our patriarch Abraham, "Lekh Lekha": Leave your land and go to the land that I will...

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱ-לֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת — Rashi: לא נבראו ביום רביעי, אלא ביום ראשון נבראו, וברביעי צִוָּה עליהם לִתְלוֹתָם בָּרָקִיעַ, ולשמש במלאכתם.וַיֹּאמֶר אֱ-לֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת — “And God said: Let there be lights.” were not created on the Fourth Day, but on...

“…so that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in sukkot when I brought them out of the land...

 Did Hamas and the Palestinian Authority Fall Into a Trap From Which There Is No Escape? Urgent: Has Israel once again reasserted the legitimacy of...

Bring Them Home או Let My People Go? לפני שנה השתתפתי בניו יורק ב־Israel Parade, המצעד השנתי הגדול למען ישראל. הסיסמה של אותה שנה הייתה...

One of the symbolic customs instituted by our Sages to remember the destruction of the Bet haMiqdash—particularly during moments of great joy—is the placing...

During the past few days we mentioned the customs and traditions of mourning which we keep year-round to remember the Bet-haMiqdash, especially during celebrations. Before...

Although our official mourning for the destruction of the Bet haMiqdash ends the day after Tish’a BeAb, our rabbis established certain traditions of mourning...

Following the destruction of the Second Temple, a major change took place in Am Israel. It seemed that after the destruction and exile, it...

The Sages who lived during the generation of the Bet haMiqdash instituted certain traditions related to grief, to help us remember—during moments of celebration—that...

This year, 2025, the fast of Tish’a BeAb begins on Saturday night, August 2, and ends on Sunday night, August 3, at 8:38pm in...

Moshe addresses the people of Israel —the new generation of Israelites who are about to enter the Land of Israel— in a long and...

All those individuals who are in good health should observe the fast of Tish'a beAb. Some exceptions are explained below. PREGNANT AND NURSING WOMEN As in Yom...

MOURNING FOR TISH'A BEAB During Tish’a beAb we behave as if we were in mourning for a loved one who has just passed away. To...

וְאִם־לֹ֣א תוֹרִ֗ישׁוּ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵי֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם וְהָיָ֣ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר תּוֹתִ֗ירוּ מֵהֶם֙ לְשִׂכִּים֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וְלִצְנִינִ֖ים בְּצִדֵּיכֶ֑ם וְצָֽרְרוּ֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּֽם־יֹשְׁבִ֖ים בָּֽהּ׃ Our Parasha tells us that when...

This Shabbat we read two biblical sections: Mattot and Mas'e. In Mattot, several important topics are addressed. Firstly, the value of promises and how to...

THE THREE HAFTAROT The mourning customs observed between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av vary from one community to another. But there...

The spokesperson for the Israeli army revealed the numerical data behind the military operation against Iran: Attacks 1,500 Air Force sorties and 600 aerial refuelings. 1,400 attacks...