Tisha B’Av, or the Ninth of Av is a day of mourning on the darkest day in the Jewish history, a full fast from sunset to the following nightfall, commemorating tragedies that occurred on that day centered mainly on the destruction of both the First and the Second Temples in Jerusalem.
Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”
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Ben sits down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the state of the war amid ongoing negotiations with Hamas, the need for Israel’s self-sufficiency, and the strategic role of the U.S.–Israel alliance under President Trump’s leadership.
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Do Diaspora Jews Need a Sukkah?
https://shmusviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/sukkot-do-diaspora-jews-need-sukkah.html
