June 15, 2025
What is the Twentieth of Sivan?
Question: What is the Twentieth of Sivan?
Answer: The Twentieth of Sivan is a historic Jewish fast day established by Rabbeinu Tam in 1171 to commemorate the Blois massacre in France, the first blood libel in continental Europe. It later symbolized other anti-Jewish violence during the Crusades, such as the Rhineland massacres, and was marked for the 1648–49 Cossack riots in Poland-Lithuania. Although proposed as a Holocaust memorial day post-World War II, this was not widely adopted. Some communities, like Belz, Skver, and Papa Chasidim, still recite Selichot on this day.
Why Do Jews Travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah?
Why Do Jews Travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah? Every year, tens of thousands of Jewish men travel to Uman, Ukraine, to spend Rosh Hashanah near the resting place of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. Why do so many Jews leave their homes and communities for …
Camp Raninu - Chesed Talk Shabbos Nachamu 2025
It is just three simple letters that make the word that is the entirety of today's talk, and this simple word lies at the bedrock of our faith. It is also considered the basis of many commandments, and it is one of the ten Sephiros on the kabbalisti…