Posts Tagged: Jewish Fasting
Fasts Can Be Good for You; Were the Jewish People Ahead of Their Time?
In The Economist on June 20, there was an interesting article under the heading “Do longevity drugs work.” The subtitle was that animal studies suggest that...
Faith and Fasting: A Look at the Practice Ahead of Yom Kippur
JNS.org - Fasting is the most commonly known Yom Kippur ritual. According to a 2016 Pew survey, 40% of American Jews and 60% of Israeli...
Egyptian Ramadan Programs Rife With Anti-Semitism
A report from the Anti-Defamation League has revealed that popular television broadcasts from Arab countries, in honor of Ramadan, are "rife with anti-Semitic themes and...
1666: The Year Tisha B’av Became a Feast
The ninth day of the Jewish month of Av—or Tisha B'av, as it is known in Hebrew—is one of the Jewish year's two major...
