Fast of Tisha B’Av 261 articles

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Tisha B’Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, not just because it is the day on with both temples were destroyed but also because many other tragedies have occurred on that day as well. We focus on these historical events as part of the kinot we say on Tisha B’Av night and during the day.

Kinnot 5778 with Rabbi Glatstein
Kinnot 5778 with Rabbi Glatstein
  Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 23, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Misplaced Humility of Rav Zecharia Ben Avkulas
The Misplaced Humility of Rav Zecharia Ben Avkulas
Why did the Rabbanan accept the view of Rav Zechariah that they shouldn’t accept the blemished korban of the Romans and why was he wrong? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 22, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Melody of Pain
The Melody of Pain
Tisha B’Av has always been a challenge for me. References to the human dimensions of the tragedies described in Eichah and the kinos touch some emotional chords, but the core of...
Jul 20, 2018
By Moishe Bane
VaYigdal Moshe on Tisha b’Av
VaYigdal Moshe on Tisha b’Av
איסור שאלת שלום בתשעה באב The Rambam seems to have a unique shitah regarding the prohibition of greetings on a full-fledged taanis. The Mishna in Maseches Taanis (12b) says that, after...
Jul 19, 2018
By Rav Mosheh Twersky HY"D
“When Tisha B’av Falls Out On Shabbat”: The Far-Reaching Ramifications
“When Tisha B’av Falls Out On Shabbat”: The Far-Reaching...
When Tisha B’Av falls on Shabbat and is pushed off until Sunday, how do we view Tisha B’Av, as scheduled for Sunday or as pushed off until Sunday. Is there a...
Jul 19, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
What Are We Missing?: Tisha B’Av
What Are We Missing?: Tisha B’Av
Jul 18, 2018
By Harry Rothenberg
Tisha b’Av Kinnot 5778
Tisha b’Av Kinnot 5778
Rabbi Chaim Ilson presents his annual discussion on the themes of Tisha b’Av on Sunday, July 22.
Jul 18, 2018
By Rav Chaim Ilson
L’Torah L’Chuppah UL’Kiddush Hashem: What the Tisha B’Av Kinot tell us about Medieval Children
L’Torah L’Chuppah UL’Kiddush Hashem: What the Tisha B’Av Kinot...
Download the mekorot here Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event
Jul 16, 2018
By Dr. Julie Goldstein
The Ingenuity of Eicha Rabbah: How to Find Consolation in a Book of Destruction
The Ingenuity of Eicha Rabbah: How to Find Consolation...
Download the mekorot here Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event
Jul 16, 2018
By Dr. Yael Ziegler
Tisha B’Av and Mashiach: What Mourning Says About Our Destiny
Tisha B’Av and Mashiach: What Mourning Says About Our...
On Tisha B’Av, we read the Book of Eicha, but we don’t really read it, we sing it. We sing it with a mournful melody. Eicha is a book written by...
Jul 15, 2018
By AlephBeta Academy

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