Tisha B’Av Program

Morning Program 8:30 am Yeshivat Or Chaim, 159 Almore Avenue Shacharit followed by introductions and explanations of selected Kinnot. Led by Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot and Rabbi Jay Kelman  Afternoon Program 1:15 pm Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Avenue Virtual Tour of “The Second Temple” 3D Experience   2:30 Mincha 3:00 pm  Nachem? A Rebuilt Yerushalayim Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Rosh Beit Midrash, Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov Toronto 4:00 pm Tisha B’Av and Yom Hashoah: Tensions in Incorporating the Memory  of the Holocaust in Ritual: Halakha, Ideology and Politics Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot, Spiritual Leader, Congregation Netivot Shalom, Teaneck, NJ  5:00 pm Towards Ahavat Chinam: Inspiration, Motivation, and Practical Pointers  Rabbi Tuvia Aronson, Rav of “The Ohel” Shul and Beit Midrash Or Chaveirim, Pardes Hana, Israel 6:00 pm The Spanish Inquisition: Mysticism in a New Land Dr. Reena Basser, Ph.D. in Ancient History, has taught at Queen’s University and Tanenbaum CHAT 7:00 pm Weeping Over the Ruins and the Politics of 2016 Rabbi Chaim Strauchler, Spiritual Leader, Shaarei Shomayim Congregation  Suggested donation $18