Posts Tagged: history of Tisha b’av
Tisha B’Av: Accepting Jews Where They Are
During the three weeks leading up to Tisha B’Av, an opportunity presents itself to us to engage in introspection and healing. Tisha B’Av solemnly remembers...
Mourning in 2020: Tisha B’Av Spotlights Losses Old and New
JNS.org - This year, Jews the world over got into the Tisha B’Av mood several months earlier than usual. During a typical summer, Jewish families and...
Tisha B’Av and the Threat of a New Holocaust
On Sunday we will mark Tisha B'Av (pushed off a day so as not to be on Shabbat.) It is the saddest day of the...
Tisha B’Av is a Reminder: Don’t Repeat Mistakes of the Past
“Those who cannot learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana was not referring to Israel, but he might have been. When all...
A Tisha B’Av Message: Jews Must Fight to Prevent Their Destruction
I first wrote this essay about Tisha B'Av in 2011 and have been revising it each year ever since. This year's version takes...
