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The Shabbat before Tisha B’Av, which falls on Aug. 7, is called Shabbat Chazon (vision or revelation). Perhaps it signals a time for us to start looking deep inside ourselves as the end of the Jewish ...

Real estate prices in Jerusalem have risen 10% in the past year. The joke in this country is the national bird in Israel should be the crane, because wherever you walk in Jerusalem, wherever you ...

Let’s start with Nachamu – a Shabbat named for its haftara. Here’s a riddle to ask your Shabbat guests: What Shabbatot are named for their haftara? Nachamu is one. Last week’s Chazon is another.

The book of Devarim opens on the first day of the month of Shevat, with Moshe Rabbeinu standing before the nation to begin his 37-day farewell speech. The last speech would be on the seventh of Adar - ...