The Misplaced Humility of Rav Zecharia Ben Avkulas
Why did the Rabbanan accept the view of Rav Zechariah that they shouldn’t accept the blemished korban of the Romans and why was he wrong? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Melody of Pain
Tisha B’Av has always been a challenge for me. References to the human dimensions of the tragedies described in Eichah and the kinos touch some emotional chords, but the core of...
VaYigdal Moshe on Tisha b’Av
איסור שאלת שלום בתשעה באב The Rambam seems to have a unique shitah regarding the prohibition of greetings on a full-fledged taanis. The Mishna in Maseches Taanis (12b) says that, after...
By Rav Mosheh Twersky HY"D
“When Tisha B’av Falls Out On Shabbat”: The Far-Reaching...
When Tisha B’Av falls on Shabbat and is pushed off until Sunday, how do we view Tisha B’Av, as scheduled for Sunday or as pushed off until Sunday. Is there a...
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
What Are We Missing?: Tisha B’Av
Tisha b’Av Kinnot 5778
Rabbi Chaim Ilson presents his annual discussion on the themes of Tisha b’Av on Sunday, July 22.
L’Torah L’Chuppah UL’Kiddush Hashem: What the Tisha B’Av Kinot...
Download the mekorot here Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event
The Ingenuity of Eicha Rabbah: How to Find Consolation...
Download the mekorot here Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event
Tisha B’Av and Mashiach: What Mourning Says About Our...
On Tisha B’Av, we read the Book of Eicha, but we don’t really read it, we sing it. We sing it with a mournful melody. Eicha is a book written by...
Tisha B’Av: Is This Ancient Tragedy Still Meaningful?
Tisha B’Av. Look at how we observe this day. Why Do We Mourn The Ancient Tragedy Of Tisha B’av? We sit on the ground, surrounded sometimes by candles. We sing elegies...
