The Anti-Semite Who Reminded Me That It was Tisha B’Av
“I can’t fall asleep,” my son told me as he walked into my room one evening...
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I Didn’t Realize I Was Poor-Shaming Until I Became Poor
There’ve been times in my life when I’ve had plenty, not really thinking about how my...
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Is It True That After Moshiach Comes, Tisha b’Av Will Become a Day of Joy?
Dear JITC- I’ve heard that, after Moshiach comes, Tisha b’Av will become a day of joy...
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4 Delicious Recipes for the 9 Days From “The Silver Platter”
It’s the Nine Days, when simple, nutritious dairy and parve foods take center stage. Don’t go...
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Is it a Bad Sign if July 4th, 1776 was on Shiva Assar b’Tammuz?
Dear Jew in the City- Two people have told me that July 4, 1776 was on...
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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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