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In memory of my mother Judy Prager z”l
Baruch Dayan Emet. A month ago exactly my dear mother Judy Prager passed away after nearly two years of illness, and the last month in a very serious condition in hospital. Mum died on 4th June 2021, 25th Sivan 5781 … Continue reading
Tisha Be’Av 5772 – 2012
It is the fast of Tisha Be’Av (9th of Av) today (OK, technically it is the 10th today, since we don’t fast on Shabbat besides on Yom Kippur), the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. The fast commemorates the destruction … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Israel news, Judaism
Tagged capital, destruction, Har Habayit, Israel, Jerusalem, mourning, Temple Mount, Tisha B'Av, Waqf
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Tisha B’Av
Tonight begins the 25 hour fast of Tisha B’Av (lit: the 9th day of the month of Av), the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. The fast commemorates the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem as … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged destruction, Gush Katif, Israel, Jerusalem, mourning, Temple, Tisha B'Av
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