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Rosh Hashana, the head of the year
The holiday of Rosh Hashana, "The New Year" takes place at the beginning of the Hebrew month Tishrei. And it is known to us by this name only in the Mishnah, becoming a term used for quite some time. In the Torah this holiday is called "Yom Teruah" (The day of the blowing of the Shofar). And "Zikaron Terua" (Reminder of the blowing of the Shofar) of the liturgy, Rosh Hashana is also named with two additional names: "Yom Hazikaron" (Day of remembrance) and "Yom Hadin" (Day of judgment). Of these five names, the term "Rosh Hashana" became the most...
Money does not pay you?
Is there really a formula or a type of investment that brings us a good return? A lot of people spend a lot of their time and effort to find a good investment ... They do anything to increase their profits, they scan business pages, they monitor the stock market, they keep in touch with the stockbrokers and they try everything to get more profit. But these people would probably be very surprised to discover that there is an investment class that guarantees a constant return, for now and for forever. And even more, this preferential investment is qualified and...
Your B'Av Time of joy
"Your B'Av is the beginning of the joys" What is Your V'Av? And why is this day related to love? This day is called "Tu b'Av", since the Hebrew letters of this date are Tav-Vav (Day 15 of the month of Av) this day has a festive character, and recalls a series of happy events of the Jewish history: -It's the day the desert generation stopped dying. -It is the day on which the marriage between members of different tribes was allowed (after the parcelling of the Land of Israel) -It is the day on which the prohibition of marrying...
Tisha B'Av (ninth day of the month of Av)
"Tisha b'Av" Fasting day for all the people of Israel. "Ninth day 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 five o'clock 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,...
Tammuz 17 a day of fasting
This Sunday June 27 is the 17 of Tammuz of the Hebrew calendar, and it is a day of fasting, also the time of "the three weeks" begins Why do we fast on this day? Let's see ... The Mishnah points out five tragic events that occurred on this day in the 17th of the month of Tammuz: -The first tablets were broken when Moshe descended from Mount Sinai, and saw the golden calf along with the rites that accompanied it. -The offering of the daily sacrifice was suspended in the first Beit Hamikdash (the first Great Temple), as the...