As Jews, we know there are talismans, symbols and amulets that are said to bring in good luck, or at least keep evil away. In Jewish tradition, we believe that every person has a yetzer tov– good inclinations- and a yetzer hara– bad inclinations, similar to the concept of good and bad luck. In Judaism […]
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The Fast of Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah, or Tzom Gedaliah, happens the day after Rosh Hashanah. Why is it after two days of eating probably too much challah, honey cake and of course, apples and honey, are we met with a dawn-to-dusk fast day? Some view it as a health day, after all, who really wants to keep […]
The Three Weeks
We are currently in a very serious time in the Jewish calendar. Known as the Three Weeks, it is a time of commemoration for the destruction of the holy Temples. The Three Weeks are framed by two fast days and consist of the time in between them. They begin with Shiva Asar BeTammuz, the 17th […]