Why did one medieval rabbi argue that today’s fast, Asarah BeTevet, is so critical that it should override the joy of Shabbat itself? This fast marks the day in 587 BCE when the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar began his brutal siege of Jerusalem. We recount a history… | Read More in The Blogs
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