Jewish Holidays

The difference between the candles of Chanukah and those of Shabbat is like the difficult occurrences which we don't request yet are necessary, compared with the first-rate spirituality.

Judaism combines a linear and cyclic view of time to solve the problem of anxiety with stability and hope.

Despite Freud, Rav Kook claims that the urge to cling to G-d is the strongest inclination.

The transition from Shabbat to the Fast of Tisha B’Av * How to make havdalah when Tisha B'Av falls on Motzei Shabbat * The halakha for pregnant and nursing women when Tisha B'Av falls on Shabbat, and is postponed to Sunday