Yahrzeit, Kaddish & the 17th of Tammuz
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Some episodes start light. This one starts with a candle. We begin with Jay’s yahrzeit for his mom, twelve years gone and still deeply missed, and the Rabbi walks us through what the anniversary of a death really means in Jewish tradition. From there we widen out to a fast day heavy with history and a piece of tech that might change how any of us learns Torah.
In this episode, we get into:
What yahrzeit means and why we say Kaddish for eleven months, then every year after
The Rabbi’s own story of counting down the days, and the strange sadness when Kaddish ends
The five tragedies of the 17th of Tammuz and the start of the Three Weeks
Why you can get engaged during the Three Weeks but not married (and what that says about free will)
Yochai, the new AI tool that turns anyone into a Torah study partner
I really love hearing about how Jews mourn the passing of loved ones. It seems so incredibly emotionally healthy when we lose someone to be sad, but mostly to have immense gratitude that g-d put that person in your life. Thank you guys!