August 3rd is the Gregorian date on which Tisha B’Av falls this year. Tisha B’Av means the 9th day of the month of Av, and is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar from a religious point of view. It is said that it’s the date not only of the second temple in 70 AD but also the first temple in 586 BC, more than 600 years earlier, and that the temples both fell due to a lack of brotherly love, or needless hatred. Tisha B’av: A Day of Crazy Coincidences?
August 9th is the date of Tu B’Av this year, the 15th day of the month of Av. Valentine’s Day is seen as a Christian holiday, but Tu B’Av, the Day of Love, is the Jewish alternative. Tu B’av Love Day
August 25th is the first day of the Jewish month of Elul. Elul is a special month, traditionally dedicated to repentance in the lead up to the High Holidays next month. It’s a great time to lift up the people of Israel as they are preparing their hearts during the month of Elul: A Time to Turn.
August 29th – 31st 1897 was the historic Zionist Congress Basel in which the call to reestablish Israel in the historic land of our forefathers was declared. At this congress, Hertzl announced that he believed it would happen within 50 years. He was right! Though Hertzl was not a believer, it is interesting to see how God was involved in the life of this famous pioneer. Theodore Hertzl’s Christian Mentor.19th
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“Tisha B’Av”, means the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av. Tisha B’Av is the day that Solomon’s temple was destroyed in 586 BC, and
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Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the month of Av, has seen an extraordinary catalogue of disasters. Whatever the reason may be, this particular date
Tisha B’Av means the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av, and on this day some 2000 years ago, the temple in Jerusalem was
The ancient tradition of the Jewish “Day of Love” is on “Tu B’Av” or, the 15th of the Jewish month of Av, which like all
In the Hebrew calendar, Elul is a special month of preparation and repentance before the “Ten Days of Awe” starting with Rosh HaShanah – the
Theodore Herzl was a man with a plan. But what many people don’t know is that he had an advocate and a mentor who was
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