HISTORY Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals of ancient Israel. Originally a combination of a couple of different spring festivals, it is a commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt–especially the night when God … Read More
History of Tisha B’av The “ninth day” in the Jewish month of Av, which starts at sundown on the eighth day and concludes at sundown on the ninth day of Av. This is the day when the intensity of the … Read More
This Shabbat congregations around the world will complete reading the book of B’Midbar (Numbers). As the Torah reader chants the last verse we will stand and declare: “Hazak, Hazak V’nithazek – Be Strong, Be Strong, and Let Us Strengthen Each Other.” Our Sages question why the … Read More
