by Rabbi Haggai ResnikoffPosted on July 31, 2017
Much of the regret that we express on Tisha B’Av and the teshuva that we do is for sins of the past or for שנאת חנם which, though it still continues doesn’t indicate any specific moment or act. I have identified another theme in the Tisha B’Av story, which I feel may give us Continue Reading »
by Dr. Michelle LevinePosted on October 21, 2016
by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on August 10, 2016
The most immediate response to the destruction of the Temple was crying, sorrow and lamentations – a response that we try to relive on Tisha b’Av. But it is not possible, certainly on a national level, for the sense of tragedy and loss to dominate and define our religious life. We thus find that soon Continue Reading »
by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on July 22, 1998
On the Ninth of Av we mourn over the destruction of the Temple and over other great tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people. It is a day marked by great sadness and sorrow, a day on which we are all mourners. The rituals unique to this day – not shaving, not bathing in hot Continue Reading »
