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Jewish tradition has some fascinating ideas about the lifespan of the world, and what happens when it's time to, well, hit the cosmic reset button. One compelling idea, explored in...
In Jewish tradition, Tisha B'Av, the Ninth of Av, is one of those days. It's a day of fasting and mourning, remembering immense loss and tragedy throughout our history. But where d...
On Tisha B'Av, the Ninth of Av, the Jewish day of mourning for the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, something extraordinary is said to happen. While Jews gather at the Kotel...
But have you ever heard the story that the Wall itself weeps? On the night of Tisha B'Av, the Ninth of Av, the day we mourn the destruction of the Temple, a strange phenomenon is s...
There's a story, a haunting one, about a well within the Temple court in Jerusalem. It's known as the Weeping Well, and its story is woven into the very fabric of the Ninth of Av, ...
That’s the Ninth of Av, or Tisha B’Av. We remember the destruction of both Holy Temples in Jerusalem on this day. Not just that, but a whole string of tragedies that seem to have c...
Turns out, according to some fascinating Jewish traditions, even God feels that way sometimes! This idea comes up in connection with Rosh Chodesh, the celebration of the new moon. ...
Jewish tradition has some pretty profound, even answers. One of the most powerful is this idea: the entire universe, everything in it, was created for the sake of Israel. All the g...
It’s a question that has occupied mystics and theologians for centuries. And within Judaism, there are some truly fascinating answers. One perspective, and perhaps the most widely ...
