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Bamia: Jewish Libyan Okra with Tomatoes Recipe
This Libyan dish makes the perfect summertime side.
What Does the Hebrew Word ‘Ir’ Mean?
The Hebrew word for city comes from a verbal root that means "wakeful."
Celebrate, More Holidays, Tisha B'Av
Kinot for Tisha B’Av
The liturgy for the 9th of Av includes Lamentations and special additional elegies.
Tisha B’Av in NYC
For those of you in New York City, the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning will be holding its annual ...
Tisha B’Av 2025
In 2025, Tisha B'Av begins at nightfall on Saturday, August 2, and concludes at nightfall on Sunday, August 3.
Celebrate, More Holidays, Tisha B'Av
Tisha B’Av History
The tragic events commemorated on this day of fasting and mourning.
Fasting on Tisha B’av
The fast day of Tisha B’av begins tonight. Like Yom Kippur, this fast lasts a full 26 hours. Argh. I ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Ending Kaddish on Tisha B’Av
In a few hours we begin mourning the destruction of the Temple. Tisha B’Av is considered the saddest day of ...
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Tisha B’Av, Music, and Starbucks
Rabbi Reuven Hammer sees much present relevance to what Jeremiah had to say about the destruction of the first Temple ...
A Tisha B’Av User’s Guide
Tisha B’Av is the day when the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. Twice. The entire day is a sort of ...