Showing posts with label Tisha B'Av. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tisha B'Av. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Not Eating Meat and Drinking Wine on the Nine Days in Judaism: The Value of Diminishing Happiness

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I am sure you read that title and are wondering what the world is going on in my head. "Diminish happiness?! Why would you want to do t...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

Tisha B'Av: What The Bar Kamtza Story Teaches About Perspective and Decision-Making

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Yes, the Jewish fast day of Tisha B'Av ended this past Sunday, but I still have some thoughts from my observance this year. According to...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Tisha B'Av Mincha: Transitioning from Mourning to Recovery

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During the Three Weeks period, the Jews undergo a period of mourning the fallings of the First and Second Temples. The Three Weeks period s...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Some Tisha B'Av Thoughts on Building a Third Temple

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Tisha B'Av is not the most relatable holiday out there for me on the Jewish calendar. We culminate the sadness of the Jewish people, an...
Monday, August 4, 2014

Tisha B'Av: Redemption Through Consoling Others

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As we approach the most somber day of the year on the Jewish calendar, Tisha B'Av, I tend to get more contemplative. Tisha B'Av is a...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Tisha B'Av: Remembering the Past to Bring About a Better Future

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Tisha B'Av has been one of those holidays where it's really hard to get into "the spirit of things." The primary  premise ...
Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Why Jews Should Still Lament and Fast on Tisha B'Av

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I have always had a difficult time with Tisha B'Av.  For me, Judaism has been a forward-looking, optimistic worldview.  To have a day in...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

שנאת חינם: The Power of Baseless Hatred

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Tisha B'Av, which is coming up in less than a week, commemorates a plethora of cataclysmic events that have befallen the Jewish people ...
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