Tisha B'Av

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Reflections and online inspiration

THE TZEMACH TZEDEK acknowledged a letter that his son had sent him and warned his son "not to be stringent – Heaven forfend – at this time, by eating dairy products in the Nine Days."

How can a Jew, living in our vastly altered modern world, experience Tisha Be’av mourning during a period in which history has once again smiled upon us?

THE ANGUISH of Tisha Be’av has meaning for us year in and year out because we have never stopped mourning.

Due to the Health Ministry regulations, the public are requested not to attend in person but to take part via the internet.

While Jews will be reading Lamentations in and out of synagogues, Christians will participate in a nine-hour online vigil of prayers.

Jews around the world follow mourning practices in the three weeks before Tisha Be’av, the day on which the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed.

Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb's Torah study (shiur) titled “Reflections on Recovery, Resilience, and Redemption” - meant to be heard after mincha - will be available all day across all US time zones.

"I think that's very relevant to the current situation. In times like this we all need to remember that we can rely on those around us for a helping hand."