Tu B’av Treat: Lovely Blueberry Muffins
The 15th of Av is a day of rejoicing, as the Talmud says “Israel had no greater holidays than the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur. On these days the daughters...
Tu B’av: Permission to Smile
It was prohibited to smile or certainly to laugh. "We can no longer marry and we can no longer have children."
Vaetchanan – Hatov Vehametiv in Birkat Hamazon
This Shabbat is Tu b’Av, a happy day when Tachanun is normally omitted because of the many joyful historical events which occurred on this date. One such event is that on...
Va’etchanan: Torah Study at Night
15th of Av is a festive day on which we don’t say Tachanun. The mishna at the end of Taanit mentions the various joyful customs and historical events which took place...
Va’etchanan: Tu B’Av
Tu b’Av is the fifteenth day of Av. The Shulchan Arukh mentions that we do not say Tachanun on this day (Orach Chaim 131:6). The reason is because many joyful events...
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