Fast of Tisha B’Av 258 articles

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Tisha B’Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, not just because it is the day on with both temples were destroyed but also because many other tragedies have occurred on that day as well. We focus on these historical events as part of the kinot we say on Tisha B’Av night and during the day.

The Greatest Tragedy – Turnus Rufus Plowing the Beit Hamikdash
The Greatest Tragedy – Turnus Rufus Plowing the Beit...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime 
Jul 13, 2021
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Darkness and the Dawn – From Galus to the Glory of Jewish Eternity
The Darkness and the Dawn – From Galus to...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime 
Jul 13, 2021
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Tisha B’Av and Aveilut: The Difference Between Public and Private Mourning
Tisha B’Av and Aveilut: The Difference Between Public and...
Jul 13, 2021
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
Eicha, Kinot, and the Psychology of Mourning
Eicha, Kinot, and the Psychology of Mourning
OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Event is sponsored by the Brachfeld Family in Memory of Mrs. Linda Pruwer Brachfeld, מרת חיה סאשא בת רב יוסף הלל
Jul 12, 2021
By Rabbi Alan Haber
Tisha b’Av and the 20th century
Tisha b’Av and the 20th century
Mourning is a deeply personal and emotional experience. Merely “going through the motions” without authentic inner sadness yields a listless and empty experience. Mourning ancient tragedies of Jewish history on Tisha...
Jul 12, 2021
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin
The Four Fasts and the Miracle of the State of Israel
The Four Fasts and the Miracle of the State...
Jul 7, 2021
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
When was the Beit Hamikdash Really Destroyed?
When was the Beit Hamikdash Really Destroyed?
Jul 6, 2021
By Rabbi Yossi Goldin
Haftarah Helper: Fast Days (Ashkenazim)
Haftarah Helper: Fast Days (Ashkenazim)
Download PDF Fast Days (Ashkenazim): Isaiah 55:6–56:8 Ashkenazim read this Haftarah at Mincha on all fast days except for Yom Kippur.  (Sepharadim generally recite no Haftarah on these days.) This is...
Aug 3, 2020
By Zachary Beer and Rabbi Barry Kornblau
The Ultimate Transformation of Tisha B’av Into Its Intended State of Yom Tov
The Ultimate Transformation of Tisha B’av Into Its Intended...
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 29, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Seriously Anticipating Mashiach’s Arrival – part 3
Seriously Anticipating Mashiach’s Arrival – part 3
See part 2 here צִיּוֹן, בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶה; וְשָׁבֶיהָ, בִּצְדָקָה  Tzion shall be redeemed with justice, and they that return of her with righteousness. A Servant’s Plea רצה ה’ א-לקינו בעמך ישראל ובתפלתם Be...
Jul 29, 2020
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