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1 Elul (1313 BCE) (Wednesday)Moses ascends Mount Sinai for 3rd set of 40 days [2 Elul]First printing of the Shulchan Aruch, near Tzfat, 1555. [3 Elul]Birthdate of the Meiri, 1240.Yahrzeit of Rav Kook zt”l, 1935. He died 16 years to the day o…

בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאָמַר וְהָיָה הָעוֹלָם. בָּרוּךְ הוּא. בָּרוּךְ עוֹשֶׂה בְרֵאשִׁית. בָּרוּךְ אוֹמֵר וְעוֹשֶׂה. בָּרוּךְ גּוֹזֵר וּמְקַיֵּם. בָּרוּךְ מְרַחֵם עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ. בָּרוּךְ מְרַחֵם עַל־הַבְּ֒רִיּוֹת. בָּרוּךְ מְשַׁלֵּם שָׂכָר טוֹב לִירֵאָיו. בָּרוּךְ חַי לָעַד וְקַיָּם לָנֶֽצַח. בָּרוּךְ פּוֹדֶה וּמַצִּיל. בָּרוּךְ שְׁמוֹ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הָאֵל הָאָב הָרַחֲמָן הַמְ֒הֻלָּ…

The Gemarah in Tannis (30b-31a) provides six reasons for the joy of Tu B'Av. Among the reasons given is that on Tu B'Av, they ceased chopping wood for the mizbeach. This is because, from that day onward, the sun was no longer strong enough to dry th…

Tu B'Av (ט״ו באב, lit.' fifteenth of Av') is a minor Jewish holiday. It is called Tu B'Av because of the sound of the two Hebrew letters whose combined numerical value corresponds to that of the date (15). The value 15 is obtained by combining th…

Moshe tells the people of Israel how he implored G‑d to allow him to enter the Land of Israel, but G‑d refused, instructing him instead to ascend a mountain and see the Promised Land. Continuing his heavenly monologue, Moshe describes Exodus from E…

Moshe tells the people of Israel how he implored G‑d to allow him to enter the Land of Israel, but G‑d refused, instructing him instead to ascend a mountain and see the Promised Land. Continuing his heavenly monologue, Moshe describes Exodus from E…

This Shabbos, the Shabbos following Tishah B'Av, is known as Shabbos Nachamu. It is named after the opening words of the Haftarah, "Nachamu, nachamu ami" ("Comfort, comfort My people"). The Haftarah is the first of seven readings called the "Shiva …

The Shulchan Aruch (551:10) rules that one may not eat meat or drink wine during the nine days unless it's a Seudas Mitzvah.  Included in the list of what's considered a Seudas Mitzvah is making a siyum. What is the source of a siyum being a …

The Hebrew Month of Av (also Menachem Av) is the eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a month of 30 days and usually occurs in July–August on the Gregorian calendar. Av …

The Nine Days begin on the evening of Rosh Chodesh Av, Sunday, August 4th, at Shekiya. The restrictions of the Three Weeks remain in effect in addition to the following rules: Eating meat or chicken is prohibited. Wine is forbidden, but alcohol…