The 9th day of Av, the fifth month of the biblical calendar, or "Tisha B’Av," marks many of the worst calamities in Israel’s history. Tisha B’Av is preceded by a three week period of fasting and mourning / repentance, starting on the 17th day of the fourth month of the biblical calendar, Tammuz. Today, Tisha b’Av is observed by religious Jews primarily as a day of mourning over the destruction of the Second Temple. Tisha B’Av is a day set aside to remember the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people. There are many. Our Teachers tell us that the sin of the spies in the wilderness took place on this date. Also, the decree of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to expel the Jews took place on this date. Specifically the day is a remembrance of the destruction of the First and Second Temples. This [...]
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"Et tzemach David avdecha mehera tatzmiach, Vekarno tarum bishoeatecha, Ki lishoeatcha kivinoe kol ha jom, umtzapim liyeshuah, Baruch Atah HaShem matzmiach keren Yeshuah" This is the 15th benediction of the 18 benedictions prayed everyday by religious Jews. It is originally the 14th Blessing for the Kingdom of the House of David. This ble ...
Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, Tiberian: Ḥănukkāh, nowadays usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededica ...
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