This past Sunday, we began the “Three Weeks”, a period of 21 days beginning the 17th day of the Jewish month of Tammuz, the day the walls of Jerusalem were breached during the Second Temple Era, and concluding on the 9th of Ab, the anniversary of the destruction of the First and Second Temples. Throughout […]
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As we prepare our homes, and cleanse them form Hamess, we diligently search for every piece of Hamess and remove it. We toil hard and spend days and weeks making sure that all our property is completely free of Hamess. We feel as though this hard work that we put in is indeed a remembrance […]
Historical Background In the year 3318 (approx. 442 B.C.E.) Nebukhadnessar be- came the king of Babylon. Despite the fact that the Jews living in Judea had them- selves witnessed the exile of the other 10 tribes by the As- syrians, they nevertheless were not especially moved to im- prove their actions and their day-to-day lives. […]
THE FESTIVAL OF HANUKKAH By Rabbi Elie Abadie, M.D. The miracle of Hanukkah occurred approximately 22 centuries ago. When the Greek-Hellenistic Empire ruled over Israel. Antiokhos the Governor, decreed that no Jew be allowed to practice the Missvot of the Torah. This decree meant that the Jews would not be able to keep Shabbat, eat […]