Tisha b’Av 5784 and Gaza
“Eicha?” “How can it be?” The opening word of the book of Lamentations challenges us to think about why disaster
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Tisha b’Av
Tisha b’Av in Dangerous Times
The Talmud teaches that the Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE because of baseless hatred. In
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Tisha b’Av 5782
Should we still be fasting on Tisha b’Av? Tisha b’Av is the saddest day of the year on the Jewish
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Ignorant Orthodox Protesters Disrupt Egal Tisha b’Av Prayers at Western Wall
Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. We
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Tisha b’Av in a Time of Pandemic
To fast, or not to fast on Tisha b’Av in a time of a pandemic? This is a question I’m
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Tisha b’Av 5778 – Fasting and Brokenness
As I write this, Tisha b’Av has just started here in Denver, Colorado where I’m hanging out at the moment.
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