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The annual Jewish calendar is filled with days of joy and celebration alongside other occasions marked by loss, bereavement, and recognition of national and personal tragedies....
With Tisha B’Av approaching, and this year, falling on Shabbat, the fast is postponed to Sunday. Traditionally, Tisha B’Av has been associated with destruction and exile....
At a time of mourning like Tisha B’Av, it’s difficult to face the trauma of the Jewish community since Hamas attacked the south of Israel on...
The Western Wall is where our people go to pray, to celebrate simchas, and to mourn the destruction of our Holy Temple. As next week we...
With every passing year, Tisha B’Av mourning for the lost Temple becomes more challenging. The disastrous fall of Jerusalem and the derailment of Jewish history occurred...
Whether it be the collective mourning of our nation on Tisha B’Av (Thursday, 27 July) and/or the pain that many in the South African community are...
I sometimes think we’re happy only when we have reason to be miserable. And that we get way too much pleasure from the tragedy of it...
“Rabbi, I dare you to give me a convincing argument why I should bother to fast on Tisha B’Av. Just don’t get too preachy and guilt-mongering...
Tisha B’Av is a confusing day in the Jewish calendar. It shares some contradictory dimensions. It’s known as the saddest day in Jewish history but simultaneously...
“How can we be brave enough not to look away?” These were the words that writer and thought leader Beth Amato asked on Facebook after yet...
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