On this day we learn to not only look at tragic events, but also on what led up to them. This is all the more important when talking about the Holocaust
Why do we still mourn the destruction of Temples?
Videos from the Jotel on teh 17th of Tammuz fast day
The dust is settling, but the mercury is not.
In three weeks, the Fast of the 9th of Av will be on the 10th of Av.
Understanding Tefilla, the 3 Weeks and the 17th of Tammuz.
We're now in the month of Tammuz, and while it isn't the 17th of Tammuz yet, here's a musical explanation of the day that's quickly approaching.
Chief Rabbi David Lau reminds all Jews to say the Kaddish prayer in memory of Holocaust victims.
The IDF is nothing if not innovative. For soldiers who are on the front lines during the Yom Kippur Fast, the army suggests they suck on popsicles to keep their strength without violating to laws of the fast.
Who says Netanyahu does not want peace with Abbas? He picked up the phone to wish him greetings on Ramadan. Why didn’t Kerry think of that? Maybe Arabs will call tonight and wish Bibi a good fast.”
The Knesset has driven the last nail in the once holy coffin of changing the clocks twice a year according to the timing of Passover and Yom Kippur. Daylight Time will remain until the end of October.
On Tuesday, Jews commemorate the 17th of Tammuz. The day is a fast day in which we recall the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the Second Temple's destruction. In addition, in Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 39:2 and 52:6-7 it says that the walls of the First Temple were breached, though the Talmud Yerushalmi 23A says […]