Fast of Tisha B’Av 261 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.

Haftarah Helper: Fast Days (Ashkenazim)
Haftarah Helper: Fast Days (Ashkenazim)
Download PDF Fast Days (Ashkenazim): Isaiah 55:6–56:8 Ashkenazim read this Haftarah at Mincha on all fast days except for Yom Kippur.  (Sepharadim generally recite no Haftarah on these days.) This is...
Aug 3, 2020
By Zachary Beer and Rabbi Barry Kornblau
The Ultimate Transformation of Tisha B’av Into Its Intended State of Yom Tov
The Ultimate Transformation of Tisha B’av Into Its Intended...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 29, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Seriously Anticipating Mashiach’s Arrival – part 3
Seriously Anticipating Mashiach’s Arrival – part 3
See part 2 here צִיּוֹן, בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶה; וְשָׁבֶיהָ, בִּצְדָקָה  Tzion shall be redeemed with justice, and they that return of her with righteousness. A Servant’s Plea רצה ה’ א-לקינו בעמך ישראל ובתפלתם Be...
Jul 29, 2020
By Weekly Tefilah Focus
Man is a Beis Hamikdash
Man is a Beis Hamikdash
Elucidating the teaching of the Maharal To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 29, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Secrets of the Number of Pesukim in Eicha
Secrets of the Number of Pesukim in Eicha
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 29, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
“We are the People That Build” – Marking Tisha B’Av During the Coronavirus Pandemic
“We are the People That Build” – Marking Tisha...
Jul 29, 2020
By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
How Can Sinas Chinam Destroy a Temple? (A Revolutionary Interpretation)
How Can Sinas Chinam Destroy a Temple? (A Revolutionary...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 29, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
It Just Gets Worse Every Year
It Just Gets Worse Every Year
The haunting teaching of the Minchas Elazar To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 29, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Kotzker’s Electrifying Question on the Burning of the Beis Hamikdash and the Avnei Nezer’s Answer
The Kotzker’s Electrifying Question on the Burning of the...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 29, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Even Shesiya Tisha b’Av Reader
Even Shesiya Tisha b’Av Reader
Rabbi Bechhofer presents – free of charge – the Even Shesiya Tisha b’Av Reader. Download now in PDF (also available formatted for double-sided printing)
Jul 28, 2020
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer

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