Mariano Wexler (Mato), Shaliach Hanoar Hatzioni B’México There are different versions to the story of the origin of the holiday of Tu B’Av. Some associate it with a biblical festival alluding to nature, mainly due to the agricultural way of life lived at that time. Others relate Tu B’Av’s origins to the salvation of the […]
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Salo Harel, Mazkirut Olamit of Hanoar Hatzioni B’Israel The fifteenth of Av is considered, in the modern Hebrew calendar, to be the holiday of love and friendship. Hearts, flowers, gifts and dinners in luxurious restaurants are among the ways in which this festival is celebrated today. However, Tu B’Av started as a festival of redemption,
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Moshe Glikson The few distinguished days of the year, the days of remembrance and the great holidays, are of high importance. During these days, an ordinary Jewish person experiences, depending on his spiritual ability, the nation’s tradition, and joins through specific actions and symbols, mitzvoth aseh and mitzvoth lo-taaseh, to the chain of acceptance of
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Eli Akerman H. Rosh Hadracha Kinneret B’Colombia Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism, a day of repentance and forgiveness. On this unique date, Jews across the world fast for a full day; some spend the day in synagogues and others in a special place that enhances the atmosphere of introspection and personal reflection.
Sergio Edelstein In the beautiful cultural baggage that we inherited from Judaism, there are two holidays: Tu B’Av and Yom Kippur. These two holidays are both very different, but paradoxically have a commonality that relates us to one of the main educational motifs in the Tnua: the Madim – uniform. What do these two holidays
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