Har HaBait Jewish Sovereign for all Israel

 ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Friday, 18 Tammuz, 5783 July 7, 2023 - Shabbat, 19 Tammuz, 5783 July 8, 2023 Candle Lighting Light Candles at 7:08 PM Jewish History Golden Calf Destroyed (1313 BCE) Moses destroyed the Golden Calf, and re-ascended Mount Sinai to plead G-d's forgiveness for the Jewish people. (Exodus 32:20; Talmud Taanit 30b. See "Today in Jewish History" for  Tammuz 16  and  Tammuz 17 ) Laws and Customs "The Three Weeks" During the  Three Weeks , from 17th of Tamuz to the 9th of Av, we commemorate the conquest of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Holy Temple and the dispersion of the Jewish people. Weddings and other joyful events are not held during this period; like mourners, we do not cut our hair, and various pleasurable activities are limited or proscribed. (The particular mourning customs vary from community to community, so consult a competent halachic authority for details.) Citing the verse (Isaiah 1:27) "Zion shall be redeemed with  mishpa