Post Did God Abandon His People When He Destroyed the Temple? What do you like to hear first, the good news or the bad news? Jeremiah is known as the prophet of destruction and rebuke. Indeed, he was given the unenviable… Read More
Post Tevet: Have Faith Even in Dark Times 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… Read More
Post The Lofty Lesson of a Silent Aleph The better hours of my adolescence were spent at Grateful Dead concerts. I made great friends and had a great time. But the main draw was, of course, the music…. Read More
Post 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… Read More
Post The Torn Page that Gave Life 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… Read More
Post The Tragedy of the Death of Gedaliah Today, the day after Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew New Year), Jews observe a minor fast day from dawn until dusk. This fast day, known as the Fast of Gedaliah, laments the… Read More
Post The Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz There are many days that are auspicious, commemorated for a powerful event that happened on that date, earning them personal or even national significance. Birthdays and national holidays are like… Read More
Post Why do Jews Fast on the Tenth of Tevet? 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… Read More
Post What Rachel Can Teach You About Being a Mother The Torah lists many holidays, but Mother’s Day is not one of them. Because the Torah commands us to honor our parents, every day is Mother’s Day (and Father’s Day)…. Read More
Post Christians and the Fast of Tevet There a number of fast days on the Jewish calendar. Most famous is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. However, there are other fast days on the Jewish calendar including… Read More
