Tefillah Shiur: Tisha B’av Davening – Rabbi Weinreb
Rabbi Weinreb discusses the differences in the prayers we recite on Tisha B’Av from the rest of the year, both historical and contemporary.
By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Six13 – Ani Maamin
Listen to a new A Capella song performed specially for this year’s OU Tisha B’Av video by the Jewish A Capella group Six13.
Aneinu & The Essence of a Fast Day
Why do we say Aneinu on both a public fast day such as Tisha B’Av and on a private fast day such as for a dream or a yahrtzeit? Aren’t their purposes different? A...
Recognizing the Mourning Light
There are 2 different and distinct concepts: zecher l’mikdash (remembering the Bet HaMikdash) and zecher l’churban (remembering the destruction). Zecher L’Mikdash isn’t about mourning; it’s about focusing on the glory that was...
Kinot and Shirat Ha’azinu
Kinot show how we have suffered at the hands of the nations. But we must remember that it was God who allowed the churban to occur. This is the theme of...
The Themes of the Tisha B’Av Kinot
In this shiur Rabbi Feivel Wagner discusses the 3 types of Kinot we recite on Tisha B’Av: 1) mourning; 2) focus on the former glory & contrasting it with what is; 3) accepting...
