When the 9th of Ab falls on Shabbat
This year, 2012, the 9th of the month of Ab falls on Shabbat (from Friday July 27th at night, until Saturday July 28th at...
Music during the three weeks (Part 2)
Yesterday we saw the opinion of Rabbi Eli'ezer Melamed regarding playing or listening to music during the three weeks. The thrust of his opinion...
Music during the three weeks (Part 1)
Yesterday we explained that during the three weeks between the 17th of Tamuz and the 9th of Ab we keep certain traditions of mourning...
The fast of Seventeenth of Tamuz (4:19 AM-8:58 PM)
This coming Sunday July 8th we commemorate the Seventeenth of Tamuz. A day in which five tragedies happened to the Jewish people (see here) √ The...
The fast of seventeenth of Tamuz (Part 2)
This coming Sunday we commemorate the Seventeenth of Tamuz. A day in which five tragedies happened to the Jewish people (see here)We fast and...
THE FAST OF THE 17th of TAMUZ
This coming Sunday, July 8th, we will commemorate the Fast of the Seventeenth of Tamuz. (The fast is moved from Shabbat Tamuz 17th to ...
RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY: Fictitious invitations
Last week we explained the prohibition of genebat da'at, to steal people's mind. Which means among other things, to make someone feel that we care...
The bridal gown
The Talmud describes how two thousand years ago brides were made up and perfumed as to enhance their beauty. The Midrash speaks of twenty-four...
SHABBAT: From fire to electricty (Part 4)
The main discussion among contemporary rabbis on the issue of electricity on shabbat is not if using electricity is permitted or forbidden: every Orthodox...
THE 13 PRINCIPLES: # 8: The divine origin of the Tora
In the commentary to the Mishna, where Maimonides formulated for the first time the Thirteen Principles of Judaism, he included within the Eighth principle...
