#316: All The Single Ladies

A D'var Torah about the Fifteenth of Av

This stamp, issued in honor of the city of Petaḥ Tikvah’s 70th anniversary, was released on the 15th Day of Av in the Jewish year 5709 (Aug. 10, 1949). Public domain.

Gimme Some Torah #316

Today on the Jewish calendar is a special day, the fifteenth of the month of Av, known in Hebrew as ט׳׳וּ בְּאָב (Tu B’Av). According to the Mishnah in Ta’anit 4:8, the…