Av: Tragedy and Triumph, Sorrow and Celebration
The month of Av, the fifth month on the Hebrew calendar, is a month of mixed emotions. In the Bible, it is the month in which the spies brought back their evil report (Numbers 13-14). Aaron, the first High Priest and brother of Moses and Miriam, passed away at age 123...
A Sabbath of Vision
What if you could travel back in time, not merely to observe, but to rectify the past and reshape the future? The annual observance of Shabbat Chazon, “the Sabbath of Vision,” offers us a symbolic journey of this kind. Far from a mere memorial, it serves as a powerful...
The Tenth of Tevet: Ancient Antisemitism Remembered
High school was difficult for me. Not only was I an awkward teen but there was also a group of guys who, unbeknownst to me, had decided amongst themselves that they would make my life miserable. They would take turns playing pranks on me. At first, I thought I was the...
Tevet: Have Faith Even in Dark Times
By Chaim Barzel The Month of Tevet The Hebrew month of Tevet is the tenth month of the Hebrew year. The name Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the Babylonian name of the month, which the Jews began to use during the Babylonian exile. Tevet, which generally overlaps with the Gregorian...
The Hidden Message of the Sciatic Nerve
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Babies are, for the most part, born perfect. Their skin is pearly smooth and everything is pristine and in it’s right place, except for their teeth. I remember that when my children were small, I would wake them up by counting their...Related Content
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