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"Tisha b'Av" A fast day for the people of Israel.
Day 9 of the month of the Hebrew month of Av. What happened on this day and why do we fast in such a special way? We will begin by talking about the five calamities that occurred at this time: is mentioned in the Mishnah (Taanit Treaty, 4: 6) There are five events that justify fasting and abstinence on this day, Av 9: 1.On this day, Moses sent 12 spies to inform him about the land of Canaan. The spies returned with bad news, and the children of Israel wept, feared, and despaired that they could not enter the Promised...
"Sivan" the month of our wedding
"The Month of Sivan" This month is recognized mainly by the great holiday "Shavuot", which also has four names: -Festivity of the harvest (Jag haKatzir) As expressed in Shemot- Exodus 23-16 "And the festival of the harvest, the first fruits of your labor that you have sown in the field " -The feast of weeks (Jag Shavuot) As it says in (Shemot-Exo. 34-22) "And the feast of Shavuot you will make for yourself, the first of the wheat harvest" , Deut. 16-10 "You will make the feast of Shavuot for G-d your Lord" -The day of the firstfruits (Yom Habikurim)...
The month of Iyar, a month of radiance
The month IYAR contains the Hebrew letters of "ANI HASHEM ROFEJA" meaning: I am your Healer) Discover the wonderful spiritual blessing that this month brings with it. This is the beginning of the new Hebrew month that is called Iyar, the Torah refers to it as "the second month" (numbers 9:11) That is the second month counting apart from Chodesh Nisan (month of Nisan). This Month is also called ZIV "Radiance" (1 Kings 6: 1) , because in this Month of Iyar, the month is in the Northern Hemisphere, in its maximum radiance, even when the intense heat of the...
Nos preparamos para recibir "El Gran Regalo"
Nos encontramos en el tiempo del Omer, también conocido como la "Cuenta del Omer" (Que son las siete semanas que transcurren entre Pesaj y Shavuot). Un período muy importante que influye bastante en nuestra vida... ¿Este periodo puede afectarnos o beneficiarnos? "El Omer" además de ser un periodo de afliccion y un tiempo de Teshuva, podemos decir que es un Tiempo de inversión! El Omer son Yamim shel Teshuva, (dias de arrepentimiento y retorno) en donde el objetivo es llegar hasta: "Matan Torah" a traves de la Teshuva y Ahavat Israel: el amor verdadero de nuestro pueblo, la unidad y el poder...
Kimja de Pisja "Time to help those in need"
"Love your neighbor as your own life" "Kimja de Pisja" has arrived, the time of the harvest, would you like to help us? 'Kimja de Pisja' can be said to be "like a Tzedaka", but still at a very high level, because through it we help those most in need to joyfully fulfill a great Mitzva: Pesach! (Chag ha Matzot) Kimja de Pisja is an ancient custom generalized in the different Jewish communities, which during the days of Nisan (This next month) each of its members is asked to contribute to "Maot Chitim" (money for wheat) according to their possibilities....