by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 11, 2022 | Psalms, Community, Ninth of Av, Yom Kippur, Happiness and Joy, Israel, 15th of Av, Marriage and Relationships, Temple
The fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Av is a post-biblical holiday. According to Jewish tradition, it is one of the happiest days of the year, as the Mishna states: “Israel had no holidays as joyous as Tu B’Av (the 15th of the Hebrew month of Av) and Yom Kippur...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 4, 2022 | Psalms, Ninth of Av, God, Messiah, Mourning, Redemption, Temple
Reading is magical. Reading can take you places you have never been and show you things you have never seen. It is almost as good as being there and reading fanatics know that in many ways, reading is better than watching a movie. It goes deeper. People who read the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 4, 2022 | Ninth of Av, Isaiah, Redemption, Revelation and Prophecy, Temple
Everyone in high school was afraid of Mr. Brickman who we called “Mr. Brick Wall” behind his back. He was from the old school of teaching and any student who entered his classroom chewing gum would be wearing the gum on his nose until the bell rang. Mr. Brick Wall...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 4, 2022 | Devarim, Ninth of Av, God, Repentance, Tests and Trials
Tisha B’Av is one of the most intense days of the Hebrew calendar. A three week build-up, which ends with nine days of austerity, culminates in this day of crying and mourning. Every year, just before Tisha B’Av, Jews around the world read the Torah portion of Devarim...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2022 | Bible Study, Ninth of Av, Faith, Freedom, Good and Evil, Mourning, Prayer, Temple
On June 29th, 2022, Israel lost a great light last month when Rabbi David Weiss Halivni passed away in Jerusalem at the age of 94. A Professor of Talmud and recognized as a brilliant scholar, he served as the head of the Union for Traditional Judaism’s...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 13, 2021 | Tenth of Tevet, Ninth of Av, Kings, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mourning, Repentance, Temple
The tenth day of the Hebrew month Tevet, which comes one week after the last day of Hanukkah, is a minor fast day. The fast begins at dawn and ending after sundown. The fast is in mourning of the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia...
