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6. The Falling Of Betar, a 9th of Ab Story
אמרו חז"ל (איכה רבא פ"ב סי 'ה) על בן כוזיבא ואנשיו: ובשעה שהיו יוצאין למלחמה היו אומרים לא תסעוד ולא תסכיף
As we have already...
3. Rabbi Aqiba, the fox, and the fish
Yesterday we explained that in the year 130 of the common era, 60 years after the destruction of the Second Bet haMiqdash, the terrible...
12th PRINCIPLE: Was Yeshu the Messiah?
Today we'll talk a little more about the Messiah, and next week, BH, I will write on what Mishne Tora says about the "Messianic...
12th PRINCIPLE: Who qualifies to be considered the Jewish Messiah?
The 12th principle of the Jewish faith declares our belief in the coming of the Messiah (in Hebrew "Mashiah").
When we speak of the Messiah,...
AMIDA (Berakha 15) Praying for the real Messiah
This berakha ends the section of "National Requests", the six blessings in which we pray God for our gueula (=redemption) which is actually our...
15 of Ab: From mourning to celebration
In Masekhet Ta'anit Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said that "There were no better days for the People of Israel than the Fifteenth of Ab and...
What happened on Tish’a be-Ab?
Tish'a be-Ab is the Jewish National Day of Mourning. On Tish'a be-Ab every Jew must feel as if he or she is in mourning...
The 13 principles: # 12: The prerequisites for the Jewish Messiah
As we explained last time, the Mashiaḥ will be a Jewish King, descendent of the house of King David. According to Maimonides (MT, Kings 11:4) "We may...
What is Lag laOmer?
16th of Iyar, 5770 (31 days of Omer. 4 weeks, 3 days) 33 of OmerLag BaOmer (for Sephardic Jews is more accurate to say:...
