by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 13, 2021 | Kings, Tenth 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 the 17th of Tamuz, the 9th of Av and Asarah B’Tevet, or the Fast of the 10th of Tevet. Why do Jews...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 9, 2021 | Fast of Gedaliah, Jeremiah, Kindness and Compassion, Rosh Hashana, Temple
Archaeologists in Israel uncovered evidence from nearly three thousand years ago, proving the existence of Gedaliah, a relatively minor character mentioned in the Bible, whose life is still commemorated till this very day by Jews every year through an annual fast day....
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 28, 2021 | God, Israel, Jeremiah, Temple
Going out to the fields in Israel in the winter presents the beautiful sight of almond trees in bloom, covered in white blossoms. But it is not for its physical beauty that the almond is mentioned so many times in the Bible. Jacob relied on the spiritual connection...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 7, 2021 | God, Israel, Light Unto the Nations, Prayer, Psalms, Redemption, Temple
Shalom (שלום), translated here as ‘well-being,’ is the first Hebrew word many people learn. It actually has three meanings: ‘hello,’ ‘goodbye’ and ‘peace.’ It is the word with which friends greet one another, but Shalom is more than a greeting; it is also a blessing....
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 28, 2016 | Acharei Mot, Good and Evil, Israel, Purity
Chapter 18 of Leviticus is seemingly a list of dos and don’ts, not unlike many of the rules of purity and impurity listed throughout Leviticus. But at closer examination, there is something different about the instructions listed here. The chapter begins with...
![The Scapegoat, by William Holman Hunt. In Temple times, the scapegoat was a central part of the Yom Kippur service. [Image: Wiki Commons]](https://tibretired.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/William_Holman_Hunt_-_The_Scapegoat.jpg)
