Tehiyat haMetim and the new evolution theory
Yesterday we explained that the last one of the 13 principles of the Jewish faith is the belief in Tehiyat haMetim, or resurrection. We...
What should I think while listening to the Shofar?
“When the doors of compassion are opening, on the day that I will lift my hands in prayer to God, please, Almighty, keep in...
ACHOT QETANA: The First Prayer Of The Year
HARD TIMESIn just over a month we will celebrate Rosh HaShana, the new year 5782. To officially inaugurate the Rosh HaShana prayer, on the...
The 9th of Ab and Religious Hypocrisy
This Shabbat morning (July 17th) we will begin reading the book of Debarim and at the end we will read a special Haftara from...
From the 17th of Tamuz to the 9th of Ab
From the 17 of Tamuz (last July 6th) until the 9 of Ab (July 26/27 ) we observe some mourning customs and restrictions in...
2. The Lion, the Stork, and the Third Bet haMiqdash (ca. 120 CE)
After the destruction of the Bet haMiqdash, Jews were permanently humiliated by the Romans, who were in power. First, in the times of Emperor...
4. The 9th of Ab of 130 CE: The Least Known of the Five...
כֹּה אָמַר ה' צִיּוֹן שָׂדֶה תֵחָרֵשׁ, וִירוּשָׁלַיִם עִיִּים תִּהְיֶה
We are explaining now one of the five tragic events that we remember on the 9th...
Building, Planting and Shopping During The Nine Days
Once the month of Ab begins, "our happiness decreases", because we are preparing ourselves, gradually and emotionally, for the 9th of Ab, the day...
Music, before Tisha BeAb
MUSIC AND MOURNING
As we have already explained, during the three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Ab we observe...
