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...
The seven days of celebration
It is a great Mitsva to make the groom and the bride happy (לשמח חתן וכלה). This Mitsva is fulfilled by being present in...
SHULCHAN ARUKH: VENEZIA EDITION 1565
VENEZIA EDITION 1565
הקדמה
אלה דברי הצעיר יוסף קארו
בן הה'ר אפרים בן הה'ר יוסף קארו זלה'ה
אודה ה' מאד בפי ובתוך רבים אהללנו ומשירי אהודנו במה אקדם...
SHALOM BAYIT & The Five Languages Of Love
כָּל דֶּרְֶך אִישׁ יָשָׁר בְּעֵינָיוAn individual always feels that his way of acting is the normal one…Mishle / Proverbs 21: 2
A few years ago...
Choosing your future spouse, with your head and your heart
The decision to select a wife or husband should be made based on two factors, which must be in agreement: our emotions and our...
