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The term is not so much of a “wasted blessing” as it better translated and understood as a “ blessing for nought” or a nullified blessing. In Hebrew it is a “bracha l’vatala,” from the word nullification-like we nullify our leaven before Passover.

Tisha B’Av, the 9th of the Jewish month of Av, is a day of mourning.

Social Justice in Judaism most often looks like Tikkun Olam. The Hebrew phrase means “Repairing the world.”

I have read that there is controversy about whether the Wailing Wall truly is a remnant of the Second Temple or whether it is part of a Roman fortress. What does the evidence indicate?

How come sometimes, when Jews pray (like during Yom Kippur services), they pound their chests with their fists?

What relationship does the Balfour Declaration have with Hitler's hatred of Jews and the creation of the nation of Israel?