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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Contemporary Wedding Issues
An overview of contemporary issues encountered in Jewish marriage: same-sex marriages, egalitarianism, prenuptial agreements, etc.
Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day
The newest holiday on the Jewish calendar celebrates the reunification of Israel's capital.
Yom Ha’atzmaut: Israel Independence Day
The celebration of Israeli independence is marked each year on the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar.
Yom Hazikaron: Israel’s Memorial Day
This day honoring fallen soldiers immediately precedes Israel's Independence Day.
Jewish Minor Fast Practices
Many of the stringent restrictions that apply on Tisha B'Av and Yom Kippur do not apply to the minor fasts.
Tisha B’Av 101
Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of the month of Av, is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish calendar.
Halitzah: The Ceremonial Release from Levirate Marriage
This rarely performed ritual releases a man from the obligation of marrying his deceased brother's childless wife.
The Get, or Bill of Divorce
The get is the bill of divorce that the husband gives to the wife to release her from the marriage.