Inspiration Faith & Prayer Health & Wellness Entertainment Love & Family
Newsletters Special Offers

I’d like to wish my Jewish friends Tzom kal (easy fast) on the occasion of Tisha B’av, which is a day Jews are obligated to fast in observance of the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. Here’s more detail from Wikipedia: Tisha B’Av (lit. “the ninth of Av”), is an annual fast…

We are almost done with the holy month of Rajab al-Asab, which as I noted a few years ago is a herald for the impending arrival of Ramadan. Today is the 27th of Rajab, which means last night was the Night of Ascent (Laylatul Me’raj) and today is the Day of Elevation (Yawmul Ma’bath). I’ve…

This is one of those great stories that often gets overlooked by the mainstream press and deliberately ignored by the Islamophobes: With only just over thirty members and an extravagant Grade II listed Moorish building, the tiny Jewish community of Bradford have for many years been in despair about their finances – until the local…

Just wanted to share these two moving images – the first, from two women in Kabul: and the second, two boys in Iraq: Next time you hear or read the Islamophobes’ claim that muslims “dance in the streets” when there is tragedy in America, remember these images. Sources: Afghans send sympathy and love to Boston,…
archives most recent
search this blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners
Close Ad