Tag Archives: Tu b’Av

The Post I Didn’t Want To Write

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Shimona from the Palace

Today is Tu b’Av, often described (rather inaccurately) as “the Jewish Valentine’s Day“. The shops are filled with love-themed gifts, such as heart-shaped cushions, and sexy underwear decorated with hearts (as with the overly-commercialised St. Valentine’s Day in the West, … Continue reading →

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Festival of Love

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

The Mishnah teaches us that “There were no holidays so joyous for the Jewish People as the Fifteenth of Av and Yom HaKippurim, for on those days, the daughters of Jerusalem would go out dressed in borrowed white clothing (so that they … Continue reading →

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