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On Thursday evening, May 25 until Saturday night, May 27, there will be the holiday of Shavuot 2023/5783. Despite Shavuot being the most critical holiday on the Jewish calendar, it does not get the same attention and appeal as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Chanukah, and Pesach. The question is, Why is this so? Shavuot ....
There are moments in time one needs to forget. Often, though, these are moments we really need to remember. Such a moment came into my life on Aug 9 (the 20th of Av) in 2001.
United with Israel's rabbinic director weighs in on lighting Shabbat candles in zero-gravity, discussing the unique requirements and opportunities posed by Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe's groundbreaking holiday in outer space. By Pesach Benson, United With Israel Fire doesn't burn in zero-gravity the way it does on Earth, so how will Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe light ....
Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, https://www.flickr.com/photos/nestle/4034280042 The giving of the Ten Commandments was an earth-shattering, never-before-experienced event. God revealed Godself directly to the entire Israelite people. It was the most profound Divine-human encounter to have ever occurred, never again to be repeated in world history. But while the event itself was never repeated, the telling of that event most definitely was. ....