Tisha b’Av

Should we still be fasting on Tisha b’Av? Tisha b’Av is the saddest day of the year on the Jewish

Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.  We

To fast, or not to fast on Tisha b’Av in a time of a pandemic? This is a question I’m

As I write this, Tisha b’Av has just started here in Denver, Colorado where I’m hanging out at the moment.

Every year on Tisha b’Av I struggle with a sense of cognitive dissonance between the traditional liturgy and the reality