Once, the wicked Roman rulers passed a law forbidding Jews to bring logs for the altar in the Beit HaMikdash. They stationed guards at checkpoints along the main roads, just as the Kingdom of Israel’s ...

We know the notion that on Tisha B’Av G-d had mercy on us by just destroying the edifice of the Beit HaMikdash and not us. When thinking of the number nine, the idea of tisha yarchei leida, the nine ...

In preparation for the nine days leading up to Tisha BeAv, a free printable paper model of the Beis HaMikdosh, that kids can assemble, is being made available by Tzivos Hashem Traditional Crafts ...

In the aftermath of the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash (temple), the Beit Knesset (synagogue) and the Beit Midrash (house of study) took the place of the central place of worship. Our sages add a ...

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