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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.

Contemporary Kinot
Contemporary Kinot
Jul 28, 2022
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
The Darkness and the Dawn – The Moed of Tisha Bav
The Darkness and the Dawn – The Moed of...
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 27, 2022
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Mourning for Yerushalayim on 3 Levels: Past, Future, and Present
Mourning for Yerushalayim on 3 Levels: Past, Future, and...
This shiur is sponsored lilui nishmat Rav Avraham Arieh ben R’ Yaakov HaKohen Z”L Dr. Abraham Stern Delivered 27 Tammuz 5782 (July 26, 2022)
Jul 26, 2022
By Rabbi Yossi Goldin
Changes to Nachem
Changes to Nachem
Delivered 21 Tammuz 5782 / July 20, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
The Four Fasts Today
The Four Fasts Today
Dec 15, 2021
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
“Nachamu, Nachamu Ami”: But Has Anything Really Changed?
“Nachamu, Nachamu Ami”: But Has Anything Really Changed?
Jul 21, 2021
By Rabbi Yossi Goldin
The Future of the Jewish People
The Future of the Jewish People
The Astounding Answer to the Magein Geborim”s Question To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime 
Jul 16, 2021
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Tisha b’Av Kinnot 5781
Tisha b’Av Kinnot 5781
Jul 16, 2021
By Rav Chaim Ilson
What Is Freedom?
What Is Freedom?
  The Nine Days & Tisha B’Av are a time to reflect upon the Jewish meaning of freedom, and our deepest aspirations during the days of Chodesh Av. From The Torah...
Jul 16, 2021
By Rabbi Ken Brodkin
The Ultimate Rectification for the Churban
The Ultimate Rectification for the Churban
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime 
Jul 16, 2021
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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