The 17th of Tamuz
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Why Are We Mourning?
What do we mourn during this time of Redemption? What do we lament during the three weeks when we see Israel coming back home? -
What's Fasting Got to Do With It?
A day of fasting is not one of dieting. We are not fasting for something far-removed from ourselves, but rather for our situation this very day. -
Book Burning
One of the tragedies that we mourn on the 17th of Tammuz is the burning of the Torah - the ultimate repression of the ultimate book. -
The Breaking of the Tablets
Israel proceeds, generation after generation, to rectify the Original Sin, and other sins which hinder the complete and lofty appearance of the Torah. -
Mourning the Destruction Today
The purpose of the fast is not to recall past tragedies, but to provide a means for "waking the hearts and clearing the paths to repentance." -
What's Fasting Got to Do With It?
A day of fasting in the Jewish calendar – such as this Sunday's Fast of Tammuz – is not one of dieting, but rather a day of introspection and teshuva (contrition and remorse). We are not fasting for something far-removed from ourselves, but rather for our situation this very day. -
The Month of Tamuz
At first glance, it seems that the purpose of the month of Tamuz is to make us depressed. How should we relate too this month? -
Sad to Die in the Middle of Tamuz?
At first glance, it seems that the purpose of the month of Tamuz is to make us depressed. How should we relate too this month? -
3. Shiva Asar Be-Tamuz
The Sages state in the Mishna: Five tragic events befell our forefathers on the seventeenth of Tamuz. -
The Minor Fasts and Their Laws
Did Jews fast over the destruction of the First Temple when the Second Temple stood? Must pregnant and nursing women abstain from eating and drinking on minor fasts?
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