by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 31, 2021 | Bo, Israel, Nisan, Rosh Chodesh, Temple
Establishing a calendar in Judaism requires a total reset from how time is marked on a secular calendar, realigning the days, weeks, months, and years according to Biblical principles. Days and weeks The days of the week are oriented around Shabbat, the Sabbath. They...
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 13, 2021 | Kings, Temple, Tenth of Tevet, Tevet, Videos
Rabbi Tuly Weisz discusses the significance of the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet, and why this day holds significance for both Jews and non-Jews. This day commemorates not only the siege around Jerusalem by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, but also the translating of...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2021 | Ezekiel, Messiah, Redemption, Revelation and Prophecy, Temple, Vayigash
The Torah portion of Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27) completes the story of Joseph’s slavery in Egypt. The story culminates in a dramatic meeting between Judah and Joseph, ending in revelation and reconciliation. Jacob’s household comprised of 70 people descends into...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 6, 2021 | Chanukah, Israel, Temple, Vayechi
The Hanukkah story is clearly one of conflict, pitting the underdog Judeans against the powerful Seleucids and King Antiochus IV. The Judeans were also up against their Hellenized brethren who actively sought to end the Temple service and the observance of the Torah’s...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 3, 2021 | Chanukah, Haggai, Redemption, Temple
The Book of Maccabees is a collection of four volumes that recount the history of the Maccabees, the leaders of the Jewish rebellion against the Syrian king, Antiochus Epiphanes, and the Seleucid dynasty. They do not appear in the Jewish canon of the Tanakh (i.e....
