Read more: A Feminine Perspective on the 17th TammuzThe Netivot Shalom divides the year into two parts. One part, beginning on Purim with wiping out Amalek, continuing to Pesach with the Exodus through the refinement of the Sefira and culminating in the ultimate connection of Shavuot. The other half of the year reaches its climax on Shemini Atzeret, the parallel to Shavuot. When does this avoda begin? In Tammuz. The mourning of Tammuz and Av paves the way for the introspection of Elul and the Yamim Noraim, which allows us to accept the Torah with joy on Shemini Atzeret…
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Read more: The Halachot of the Three WeeksIt is both a time of mourning our losses and being careful…
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Read more: Getting Through Grief from a Torah PerspectiveGrief is not the easiest subject to broach, but it is one that creeps into many peopleโs lives.