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Tishrei is the dearest of months, as it is the seventh month since Nissan, the month of redemption and Jewish independence. Tishrei is characterized as the most satiated of months because it is filled with more mitzvot and festivals than any other month of the year. The word seven is associated with the feeling of being satisfied.
Elul is the sixth of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar. It is called the month of repentance, the month of mercy and the month of forgiveness. Elul follows the months of Tammuz and Av, the months in which Israel’s two great sins were committed, that of the golden calf and that of the spies.
On the occasion of the liturgical feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, which the Catholic Church celebrates on July 31, here are some facts about the life and work of the founder of the Society of Jesus, called Jesuits and the creator of the Spiritual Exercises.
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The Hebrew month of Av (or Menachem-Av, the consoler of Av) is the fifth of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar. The name Av means “father.” It derives from the root which means to will or desire.
The Omer Count is 50 days in the Jewish calendar that runs from April 6 to May 25, 2023, from the 16th of Nisan to the 6th of Sivan. During this time Jews perform the mitzvah of counting the Omer each day in preparation for the holiday of Shavuot.
The International Fair of La Chinita is an annual celebration that awakens a social, spiritual and human interest of unparalleled transcendence. Travel back in time to 1921 when the Zulia Corporation for the Coronation of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá was established and construction work commenced on the modifications of the Chiquinquirá Basilica
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are more than mere Jewish observances; they epitomize a period of profound introspection and rejuvenation. Spanning ten days, these dates guide believers on a spiritual journey, from being judged for their past year’s actions to receiving guidance for the year ahead.
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