by Asher Intrater | Aug 2, 2009 | 2009, English
The death and resurrection of Yeshua is parallel to the destruction and restoration of Jerusalem – And vice versa. The book of Lamentations is read by religious Jews on the 9th of Av. In it Jeremiah weeps over the destruction of Jerusalem much in the way Yeshua... by Asher Intrater | Jul 26, 2009 | 2009, English
The yearly traditional fast of Tisha B’av, the 9th day of the 4th month (Jeremiah 52:6), remembers several disastrous events in Jewish history, including the destruction of the First and Second Temples, and the expulsion from Spain in 1492. The meaning of the exile...