For the past few weeks my column has focused on the difficulties singles experience while trying to find their soul mates.
All responsible leaders in our community have roundly condemned the recent violence in Beit Shemesh and Meah Shearim.
Asara B’Teves, the 10th of Teves, commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar that ultimately culminated with the First Temple’s destruction on the 9th of Av the following year.