Modest Goes Modish & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
Experts Uncover Evidence of Ancient Jerusalem’s Destruction by the Babylonians Archaeologists excavating the City of David...
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Tisha b’Av: Is This Ancient Tragedy Still Meaningful?
In this video, Rabbi Fohrman asks us two questions: how do we deal with grief,...
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A Tisha B’Av of Joy?
Tisha B’Av – the ninth day of the month of Av – is usually the saddest...
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A Deep Lesson in Kindness I Learned From The Most Unexpected Place
Today was a typical day: carpool pick-up, after school errands, and a trip to the local pizza...
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The Blessings I Found From The ICU
My illness recently left me in the Neuro-ICU of one of New York’s finest hospitals for...
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Fast Facts About Tu B’Av: A Jewish Valentine’s Day?
Tonight begins the joyful minor holiday of Tu b’Av, the fifteenth of the month of Av....
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11 Tisha B’Av Calamities
The culmination of the Three Weeks, an annual time of mourning the destruction of The Beis...
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1 Minute Tisha B’Av Insight: Why Is It Called Av?
Why would the saddest month of the year, Av, be called “father?”
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A Three Weeks How-To Guide
A special time of mourning for the Beis HaMikdash interrupts our regularly scheduled summer fun each...
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Shabbos Chazon: Why John Lennon’s “Imagine” Is Messianic
This Shabbos, the one preceding Tisha b’Av, is known as “Shabbos Chazon” – the Shabbos of...
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