A group of people stranded in a forest began to look for means of survival and shelter. They began to chop trees which were generously available to form logs from which a cabin could be constructed.
On the 15th of Av, the girls of Jerusalem would go out to dance in the vineyards in search of their soulmates. The Mishna relates (Taanis 4:8): “There were no greater days of joy for the Jewish people” (other than Yom Kippur, its equal, when the Second Tablets were given – a veritable marriage contract between G-d and the Jewish people – as well as the day we achieve atonement).
The Rebbe’s handwritten response to a husband who asked for a bracha regarding his wife’s health
Life is synonymous with movement. Death is when this movement comes to a halt.
Marriage is indeed a mystery. It is the oldest institution ever practiced by mankind and the thousands of years it has been in practice have given us little to no experience in how to conduct our own marital lives.
That was the question a group of wealthy Jewish donors asked 25-year-old shliach, Rabbi Mottel Kanelsky at a parlor meeting to benefit Bris Avrohom’s Gala
We are approaching the 15th of Menachem-Av. The Mishna in Meseches Taanis tells us: “Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: There were no days more joyous than the 15th of Av (Tu B’Av) and Yom Kippur.”
August 22, 2019