17th of Tammuz

The Talmud, Shabbat 119b lists many different reasons for the destruction of Jerusalem. Unfortunately many of the same mistakes are still happening today in respect to the coronavirus. Below are three examples from the Talmud:Rav Hamnuna said: Jerusalem was...

The Mishna in Taanit 26b outlines five tragic events that befell the Jewish people on the 17th of Tamuz:The Tablets were broken- When Moshe descended Mt. Sinai with the Tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written and saw the Jewish people worshipping the...