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1 | 2 | 3 | Next1 Citation by Reb Akiva at Mystical Paths Kav HaYashar (29) quotes the Zohar on background of Parshas Pinchas from this past week... ...When the Israelites stumbled and 24,000 Israelite men fell, (the evil prophet) Bilaam came to collect his reward from Balak (king of Moav). Later on, when Israel waged war against Midyan, Pinchas saw Bilaam flying through the air and he shouted to his soldiers, "Is there anyone who knows how to fly after that wicked one?"... One man by the name of Tzalyah from shevet D, technorati.com
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When Do the Mourning Customs of the Three Weeks Begin? (Halacha Yomit) 1 Citation The 17th of Tammuz usher in a period commonly known as the Three Weeks. During this period of time there a certain number of mourning customs that the Jewish people observe. However, there is a difference between Ashkenazim and Sefardim as to when those mourning customs begin. For instance, the Shulchan Aruch writes that the custom not to get married begins from Rosh Chodesh Av. The Ramah, however, states that Ashkenazim have a minhag to be stringent in this regard from the 17th of Tammuz., technorati.com
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The Sons Have Come Home (A Poem) 1 Citation Silent boxes, grimly borne. Underground torrents of tears suddenly burst up outwards Heart-wrenching sobs tear through the air: The sons have come home. Clustering support, rallying comfort, rays of light in an overwhelming darkness; the pain of the excruciating unknown has changed to embody their worst fear, and their secret silent hope: The sons have come home. Betrayed by murderers who cheer in excitement as we give them back their men of evil to return to their wickedness; in jubilation an, technorati.com
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1 Citation "He turns our mourning into dancing" Today, 20 July 2008, in the Jewish Calendar starts a three week period of mourning. Today marks the anniversaries of three significant, but sad days in Jewish History. On this day, Tammuz 17, according to Jewish tradition, * Moses smashed the tablets of Stone that had the Ten Commandments written on them when He saw the people of Israel worshiping the golden calf idol. (1491 BC) * Service in the first temple was disrupted on Tammuz 17, and this pr, technorati.com
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1 Citation Today is the 17th day of the Month of Tammuz, a fast day that begins the start of the period of the Jewish calender known as ?the three weeks?. The three weeks are a period in which we commemorate, reflect and take a good hard look at ourselves. Why ourselves? Isn?t that kind of thing reserved for the days leading up to yom kippur and rosh hashana. True, while the days of repentance are the part of the year where we take a good hard look at ourselves to see what we individually have done wr, technorati.com
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1 Citation The Difference between King David and his great-grandmother Ruth It is true to say the two subjects, women and religion, do not hold a central role in the religious history of the Israelites. Israel was a patrilineal society were men made the rules and wrote the history of their nation. In this history and especially in the Psalms, we have a great deal of insight into the character of King David; his inner-struggles, feeling of failure, his heights of joy and his ultimate faith in God. However, technorati.com
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1 Citation The 17th of Tammuz marks one of the saddest days in Jewish History. It is a Fast Day in which we lament the start of the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (As well as other Biblical tragedies). Jewish thought is that Hashem allowed the destruction of the Temple to happen because of baseless hatred amongst the Jewish people. We just weren?t showing each other the Love. (Ahavas Yisrael) As you may know, my family & I are trying to buy a house in Lower Merion, a religious communit, technorati.com
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O Cristo Órfico, Parte V: Morte e Ressureição 1 Citation O ponto central do mito cristão, o momento da história que um escritor chamaria de o clímax, é a crucificação de Jesus Cristo. Como já foi apresentado, a crucificação representa a verdadeira ascensão do homem-deus, seu momento de suprema união com as forças ordenadoras do universo. No entanto, a crucificação é apenas uma parte de um sequência extensa de eventos, que tratam do processo de morte e ressureição do herói cristão. A compreensão dos detalhes deste processo é vital para o entendimento, technorati.com
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The (Not So) Hidden Message of the 17th of Tammuz (Halacha Yomit) 1 Citation It is hard not to notice that this world isn?t always what we would like it to be. As Jewish history clearly reminds us, life can be cold, difficult, even cruel. How are we to relate to this unfortunate aspect of reality? We can, of course, attempt to grapple with pain and suffering on a philosophical level. And while there is value to this endeavor, time has taught us that it provides us with few fruits for all of our intellectual labors. Alternatively, we can simply learn how to deal with, technorati.com
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1 Citation by Reb Akiva at Mystical Paths A man once came to the Lubavitcher Rebbe and said, "I think I want to become your chossid, but I don't have a hat or black coat." The Rebbe responded, "If you learn my Torah, and follow my goals and path, you will be more a chossid of mine than many who wear a black hat and black coat." The Rebbe HaRayatz, the 6th Lubavitcher Rebbe, was queried by chassidim who could not get to him (during the upheavals of Bolshevik Russia) how to stay connected to him. He resp, technorati.com
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