by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 13, 2021 | Kings, Mourning, Repentance, Temple, 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 ends after sundown. The fast commemorates of the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia in...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 10, 2021 | Repentance, Vayeilech, Videos
Rabbi Moshe Lichtman discussed the portion of “Vayelech” (And Moses went) which all takes place on the last day of the great leader’s life. In it, he explains the traumatic, life-changing episode that occurred two decades ago on September 11th. He ties it all together...
by Mordi Levi | f 31, 2021 | Hebrew Language, Isaiah, Israel, Justice, Redemption, Repentance
Chapter five of Isaiah presents one of the most famous parables in the Bible, known as the song of the vineyard. In it, Isaiah gathers the people together to pass judgment on a disobedient vineyard. Despite the owner’s efforts to care for the vineyard that he loves (a...