The 3 Weeks 8 articles

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The Freedom of Forgiveness: Five Strategies to Letting Go
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.
Jul 11, 2012
By Yaakov Weiland
What Mourning Means: Reflections of Rav Soloveitchik zt”l on the 3 Weeks and Tisha B’Av
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.
Jul 5, 2012
By Rabbi Eliakim Koenigsberg
In Narrow Places: Part III
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,...
Jul 6, 2011
By Dr. Erica Brown
In Narrow Places: Part II
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,...
Jun 29, 2011
By Dr. Erica Brown
Joy During the Nine Days
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...
Jun 22, 2010
By Shelomo Dobkin
Showering During the Nine Days
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...
Jun 17, 2010
By Shelomo Dobkin
Getting Married the Night of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz
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...
Jun 9, 2010
By Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik (adapted from lectures)
Pinchas: Danger During the Three Weeks
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,...
Jul 17, 2008
By Asher Meir

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