The Freedom of Forgiveness: Five Strategies to Letting Go
It's now the 3 weeks--the ideal time to forgive. Use these tools to help you move on.
What Mourning Means: Reflections of Rav Soloveitchik zt”l on...
The customs we observe during the 3 weeks are strikingly similar to those of a mourner...but in reverse.
In Narrow Places: Part III
Below is part three of a three-part series of excerpts from Dr. Erica Brown’s introduction to In the Narrow Places: Daily Inspiration for the Three Weeks To view the first excerpt,...
In Narrow Places: Part II
Below is part two in a three-part series of excerpts from Dr. Erica Brown’s introduction to In the Narrow Places: Daily Inspiration for the Three Weeks To view the first excerpt,...
Joy During the Nine Days
The Mishnah (Ta’anit 25b) says that once the month of Av begins, during the Nine Days, we have to reduce our joy. The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 551:2) rules according to...
Showering During the Nine Days
The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 551:16) records a custom practiced by Ashkenazim of not bathing or showering during the Nine Days, from Rosh Chodesh of the month of Av until the...
Getting Married the Night of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz
Fast days, with the exception of Yom Kippur and Tisha B’Av, begin in the morning. Does that mean we can enjoy ourselves the night before? In particular, the Three Weeks, with...
Pinchas: Danger During the Three Weeks
The three weeks between the seventeenth of Tammuz and Tisha b’Av, between the anniversary of the breach of the wall of Yerushalaim and the anniversary of the destruction of the Mikdash,...
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