President Trump’s Plan For Gaza
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...
החזירו אותם הביתה או שלח את עמי?
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...
Ashes on the Groom’s Head
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...
Remembering the destruction of Yerushalayim when visiting the Western Wall
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...
Leaving an unfinished wall
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...
ZEKHER LAMIQDASH: The delicate balance between mourning and celebrations
Following the destruction of the Second Temple, a major change took place in Am Israel. It seemed that after the destruction and exile, it...
Remembering Yerushalayim when hosting a meal
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...
WHEN TISHA BEAB BEGINS ON A SATURDAY NIGHT
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...
Summary of Parashat Debarim
Moshe addresses the people of Israel —the new generation of Israelites who are about to enter the Land of Israel— in a long and...
Who is exempt from fasting?
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...
