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Fast of Tisha B’Av 276 articles

Jewish Holidays

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.

A Halachic Definition of Sinat Chinam, How to Overcome It, and a Reason of Logic Why to Love Others
A Halachic Definition of Sinat Chinam, How to Overcome...
Rabbi Dovid Hirsch shlita, mara d’atra of Kehillas Bais Yosef, provided a halachic definition of what sinat chinam means, removing any doubts as to whether one is practicing it. He said that any kind of hatred...
Jul 21, 2023
By Steven Genack
Umipnei
Umipnei
Video posted courtesy of Rabbi Benzion Klatzko
Jul 19, 2023
By Moshe Chaim Suissa
Kamtza and Bar Kamtza
Kamtza and Bar Kamtza
Gittin 56
Jul 13, 2023
By Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD
The Power of Rachel’s Tears
The Power of Rachel’s Tears
Jul 3, 2023
By AlephBeta Academy
Nachamu Ami: But Has Anything Changed?
Nachamu Ami: But Has Anything Changed?
Aug 28, 2022
By Rabbi Yossi Goldin
על אלה אני בוכיה: A Story About Two Masters and Two Children (Kinot) – Continued
על אלה אני בוכיה: A Story About Two Masters...
Aug 5, 2022
By Rabbi Shai Finkelstein
The Chida Uncovers the Halachik Imperative of the Conclusion of Megillas Eicha
The Chida Uncovers the Halachik Imperative of the Conclusion...
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Aug 5, 2022
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Chazon: The Electrifying Remez of Rav Yonasan Eibeshutz
Chazon: The Electrifying Remez of Rav Yonasan Eibeshutz
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Aug 5, 2022
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Tisha B’av That Falls on Shabbos? You Can Eat Like the Seuda of Shlomo!
Tisha B’av That Falls on Shabbos? You Can Eat...
The Brilliant Insight of Rav Hutner Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Aug 5, 2022
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Haftarah Helper: Tisha B’Av
Haftarah Helper: Tisha B’Av
Download PDF In Tisha B’Av’s Torah reading, Moses prophesies that God will eventually annihilate and exile His people for defecting to idolatry after their conquest of the Land. In the Haftarah,...
Aug 5, 2022
By Zachary Beer and Rabbi Barry Kornblau

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