Welcome back, friends! Yesterday we identified the saddest day on the Hebrew calendar, Tisha B'Av ("ninth of Av"). We learned why it is a sad day in Israel, and why it is marked with fasting and mourning. Today, we dive a bit deeper, and I think you will get a well-rounded picture of why Tisha …
Tisha B'Av is known as Israel's saddest day. Yet, what comes of that sad day is everlasting joy! The term "Zion" is sometimes used in reference to the Old City of Jerusalem and its ancient walls, gates and the temples that once stood on Temple Mount. In a recent newsletter from Dr Erez Soref, President …
Sunset today marks the beginning of Tisha B'Av (ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av), one of the saddest days in Jewish history. Jews around the world will commemorate the day by fasting and refraining from any sort of pleasure or enjoyment. But what exactly are they commemorating? The destruction of both the first …
Believing friends, God hears our prayers! As a proud parent longs to hear from their children, so God longs to hear from us. Particularly when we pray according to His will. Yesterday, we focused on prayer for Israel, specifically using Isaiah 62 as a guideline for prayer. As the Hebrew calendar turned to Tisha B'Av …
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