Jewish Holidays
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Mixing Celebration of Last Year and Dealing with Anxiety about Next Year
Judaism combines a linear and cyclic view of time to solve the problem of anxiety with stability and hope. -
The Holiday of Sukkot- G-d Invested in Us but We Also Invested in Him
Despite Freud, Rav Kook claims that the urge to cling to G-d is the strongest inclination. -
Tisha B'Av on Motsaei Shabbat: A Primer
The transition from Shabbat to the Fast of Tisha B’Av * How to make havdalah when Tisha B'Av falls on Motzei Shabbat * The halakha for pregnant and nursing women when Tisha B'Av falls on Shabbat, and is postponed to Sunday -
When Av Arrives, We Curtail Our Joy - but How?
A careful elucidation of the various expressions of ‘curtailing our joy’ - what is allowed and what is not.
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