Iran Is Trying to Inspire Homegrown Terror
Salman Rushdie, and an American lured into a tryst at a Las Vegas hotel room, have already fallen victim.
July 27, 2023
Wax stains from fast days gone by.
On the fast day of Tisha b’Av, which began last night and ends this evening, many synagogues have the custom of dimming the lights for the evening reading of the book of Lamentations; others adhere to an older custom of lighting candles. Menachem Wecker notes how this practice has left stains on historic books:
Salman Rushdie, and an American lured into a tryst at a Las Vegas hotel room, have already fallen victim.
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Wax stains from fast days gone by.
On the fast day of Tisha b’Av, which began last night and ends this evening, many synagogues have the custom of dimming the lights for the evening reading of the book of Lamentations; others adhere to an older custom of lighting candles. Menachem Wecker notes how this practice has left stains on historic books:
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