by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 28, 2022 | Bible Study, Faith, Freedom, Good and Evil, Mourning, Ninth of Av, 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 21, 2022 | Jeremiah, Repentance, Revelation and Prophecy, 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 task of warning the Jews of the impending destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem. But were all of his...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 17, 2022 | Covenant, God, Messiah, Prayer, Redemption, Seventeenth of Tammuz, Temple
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 this. The same is true for sad days commemorating tragic events. People...
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...
