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On Giving and Receiving Rebuke

Rabbi Gerson Cohen, past Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, tells of the time he was a child at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin. As he and his friends were playing basketball, the game got a little rough — as sports often [...]

Menachem Av

Tonight begins the Month of Av, the 9th of which is the most important Jewish day of national mourning, and the 15th of which is a party day for singles.

From Klein’s Guide to Jewish Religious Practice on Tisha b’Av (the 9th of Av):

The ninth of Av is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. The [...]