He may or may not have said it, but Bertrand Russel’s riposte about not being a triangle has become famous. A reference in Parshat Eikev – said twice daily in the Shema prayer – offers the Jewish view on Russell’s alleged remark.
The Tisha B’Av experience is utterly unique. You sit on the floor in the half-dark, your shoes off, your voice cracking through the dirge-like cadences of Eichah, and then you... Read More