Contemplating the 9th of Av aspirations, I understand that the main reason for our yearning for the Days of the Messiah is to solve the inherent condition of human suffering: poverty, sickness, wars, and more. The Jewish tradition holds the reestablishment of the Temple to be an integral part of ...

Mishna Berura in OC 426:11 rules that one can make Kiddush Levana on Motzei Tisha Beav, but should first eat and change into regular shoes. What if a minyan is reciting Kidduah Levana immediately after Maariv, and thereafter one will not be able to easily find a minyan for Kiddush Levana? Should ...