ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Monday, July 10, 2023 21 Tammuz, 5783
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Monday, July 10, 2023 21 Tammuz, 5783 Torah Reading Matot: Numbers 30:2-17 Jewish History Baal Shem of Worms (1636) The noted Kabbalist Rabbi Eliyahu ben Moshe Loanz, known as "Rabbi Eliyahu Baal Shem" of Worms, Germany, passed away on the 21st of Tammuz of the year 5396 from creation (1636 CE). He was a grandson of the famed shtadlan (Jewish activist) R. Joselman of Rosheim, and the author of Michlal Yofi commentary on Ecclesiastes. 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 t