Tisha b’Av 5775 – Feast or Fast?
Every year on Tisha b’Av I struggle with a sense of cognitive dissonance between the traditional liturgy and the reality
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Tisha b’Av
Tisha b’Av 5774 — Why I’m Fasting Today
Today is Tisha b’Av, the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
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Planning a family vacation that over Tisha b’Av is perhaps not the most felicitous planning. But various other commitments led
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I can’t say the traditional prayers on Tisha b’Av. How can I say prayers that talk of “the city laid
Read moreTisha b’Av 5771 — Still Fasting
Once again, the fast of the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av is upon us. Once again, we’re
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Below you will find a "recycled" post, something I wrote about Tisha b'Av a few years ago. I think many
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