Posts Tagged: Tu B’av
Tu B’Av Study: Average Age of Marriage On the Rise in Israel
Ahead of Tu B’Av, the Jewish holiday of love which begins at sundown on Thursday, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics published data showing that the...
1,000 Jews Visit Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus on Jewish Holiday of Love
JNS.org - About 1,000 Jews visited the Jewish holy site of Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus on Monday night for special prayers on the auspicious Jewish holiday...
From Israel With Love on Valentine’s Day
Just days after my family’s Christmas and New Years celebrations ended in California, and before I returned to Israel, I stopped at a drugstore to...
20 Inspiring Jewish Valentine’s Day Quotes
JNS.org - For the stringent Jew, Valentine’s Day clearly has nothing on Judaism’s own love fest Tu B’Av. For the cynics among us, the Feb. 14 holiday...
Jews in the Heart of Valentine’s Day
JNS.org - Is the heart of Valentine's Day thumping to a Jewish beat? Yes, I know that February 14th's murky origins lie in a third-century...
How Tu B’Av Became Jewish Valentine’s Day
Everyone loves a happy ending. Jewish holiday ritual, though it has its share of melancholy moments, usually prefers to go out on a high...
Jewish ‘Valentine’s Day’ Finds Ancient Roots in Biblical Shiloh
Over 3,000 years ago, an ancient Jewish holiday was celebrated by the maidens of Israel. Dressed in white, the daughters of the Holy-land would dance in the...
Hallmark Holidays
Of all the annual "Hallmark holidays", I hate Valentine's Day the most. In high school, we ran to our lockers, hoping to see a bunch...
