July 25, 2008
- The Nine Days
From Bnai David:
Halachot of the “nine days”
This year the nine days commence on Shabbat August 2, and end on Monday, August 11 at 1:00 p.m. According to tradition, we spend the days from Rosh Hodesh Av through midday on the tenth of Av in a state of national mourning. This practice has its roots in the Talmud, and has taken more specific form as the centuries have passed. It would be difficult indeed to simply “switch Tisha B’av on” as the fast day itself began. (…)
July 17, 2008
- The Lure Of Pleasure
Levi Cooper writes:
As human beings we are tempted by the lure of materialistic pleasures. How do these seemingly unholy urges fit into our spiritual worldview? (…)