Tisha B'av

Embark on a journey of Jewish learning and discovery, exploring the depth of our Tisha B'av resources, where tagged items including audio, programs, and podcast episodes await your exploration.

Tisha B'Av: Doing Nothing

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"Because of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza Jerusalem was destroyed.” (Gitin 55b) So begins the most famous Talmudic story relating to the destruction of the Temple and exile of the people, a story epitomizing the sinnat chinam that had taken hold…
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Tisha B’Av Program

Dr. Reena Basser, Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot, Rabbi Chaim Strauchler and 2 more

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…
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Tisha B'Av Through the Eyes of Josephus

Rabbi Yechiel Goldreich

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Rebuilding the Foundation: Three Strategies for the Third Temple

Rabbi Rafi Lipner

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Rav Yochanan ben Zakkai

Rabbi Shlomo Gemara

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Making Tough Decisions: A Close Reading of the Destruction Narrative

Sarah Cheses

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Pluralism and Tolerance in the Work of the Netziv

Rabbi Dr. Gil S. Perl

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Tisha B'Av 2015

Rabbi Dr. Gil S. Perl, Rabbi Rafi Lipner, Rabbi Shlomo Gemara and 2 more

Torah in Motion sponsors programming for Tisha B'Av annually. Our program enables one to truly understand and feel the losses that we experienced, and sharpens our ability to focus on the mourning required on this day. Morning Program, 8:30 am…
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The Three Weeks: Through the Eyes of a Child

Rabbi Jay Kelman

With the destruction of the Temple and the Babylonian exile, the period of prophecy came to an end. "Only fools and children continue to prophesize", the Talmud (Bava Batra 12b) declares. While the link between modern-day prophets and…
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Encountering and Seeking Hashem in the Darkness

Rabbi Michael Skobac

Torah in Motion sponsors programming for Tisha B'Av annually. Our program enables one to truly understand and feel the losses that we experienced, and sharpens our ability to focus on the mourning required on this day.
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