The הגדה of זבח פסח (Abarbenel), gives a different twist on the מדה כנגד מדה. When the Jewish women gave birth, they had to hold back from screaming in anguish, lest the Egyptians find out and throw ...
The armies of Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar began their siege on Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:1). By Tammuz 17, 3174, the city walls were breached, and on the 9th of Av that year the Holy Temple was ...