Fast of Tisha B’Av 261 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.

Mourning the Churban in a Rebuilt Jerusalem: Changes to Nachem – A Case Study
Mourning the Churban in a Rebuilt Jerusalem: Changes to...
Jul 14, 2021
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
Exploring Important Themes from Eicha and the Kinot of Tisha B’av
Exploring Important Themes from Eicha and the Kinot of...
Jul 14, 2021
By Rabbi Yossi Goldin
An Introduction to Kinot
An Introduction to Kinot
Jul 14, 2021
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
The Greatest Tragedy – Turnus Rufus Plowing the Beit Hamikdash
The Greatest Tragedy – Turnus Rufus Plowing the Beit...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime 
Jul 13, 2021
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Darkness and the Dawn – From Galus to the Glory of Jewish Eternity
The Darkness and the Dawn – From Galus to...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime 
Jul 13, 2021
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Tisha B’Av and Aveilut: The Difference Between Public and Private Mourning
Tisha B’Av and Aveilut: The Difference Between Public and...
Jul 13, 2021
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
Eicha, Kinot, and the Psychology of Mourning
Eicha, Kinot, and the Psychology of Mourning
OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Event is sponsored by the Brachfeld Family in Memory of Mrs. Linda Pruwer Brachfeld, מרת חיה סאשא בת רב יוסף הלל
Jul 12, 2021
By Rabbi Alan Haber
Tisha b’Av and the 20th century
Tisha b’Av and the 20th century
Mourning is a deeply personal and emotional experience. Merely “going through the motions” without authentic inner sadness yields a listless and empty experience. Mourning ancient tragedies of Jewish history on Tisha...
Jul 12, 2021
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin
The Four Fasts and the Miracle of the State of Israel
The Four Fasts and the Miracle of the State...
Jul 7, 2021
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
When was the Beit Hamikdash Really Destroyed?
When was the Beit Hamikdash Really Destroyed?
Jul 6, 2021
By Rabbi Yossi Goldin

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