Fast of Tisha B’Av 276 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.

Tisha B’av 5778/2018 – Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Tisha B’av 5778/2018 – Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Jul 18, 2019
By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
“Rivers of Tears” Tisha B’av 5778
“Rivers of Tears” Tisha B’av 5778
Jul 18, 2019
By Rabbi Steven Weil
Introduction to Kinot 5778: The Haunting Court Case of the Gedolim in the Warsaw Ghetto – To Save Your Life or Stay wit...
Introduction to Kinot 5778: The Haunting Court Case of...
  Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 24, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Reflections on the Churban
Reflections on the Churban
Jul 23, 2018
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
Tisha b’Av: Cause of the Shidduch Crisis!
Tisha b’Av: Cause of the Shidduch Crisis!
Jul 23, 2018
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
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

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