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It is not enough to hope for redemption; we must be the catalyst for it.
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My work with individuals struggling with addiction has given me a deeper understanding of the value of sitting with pain and discomfort.
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The doctor called us directly. Something was wrong.
Understanding the root of the world's longest hatred.
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In direct proportion to our yearning do we experience the joy of re-connection.
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God has given the Jewish people the grace to cry.
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Tisha B'Av and the desensitization to tragedy.
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In the terrible, wonderful paradox of the Jew in exile, we are permanently, gratefully, happy. And temporarily, terribly sad.
by Rabbi Mendel Horowitz
Then and now, I am a Jew and I mourn.
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Mourning for the wholesome world I once grew up in.
In the darkness of destruction, we’re reminded of the opportunity to rebuild.
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For a child of divorce, feeling tears on Tisha B’Av is easy. It’s finding hope that’s the real challenge.
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Understanding the power of the Tisha B’Av fast.
On Tisha B'Av I can feel the weight of thousands of years of “if onlys.”
I've lost my connection to the past, and no matter how much time passes, there is a crevice in my heart.
by Ahron Hoch
Rabbi Elisha Ben Abuha became a non-believer as a result of two incidents.
A Tisha B'Av wake-up call from Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis.
Consolation in the darkest moments.
Taking the risk for greatness.
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How one man reacted when his only son was murdered.
by Mirish Kiszner
With survivors in mind, the Book of Lamentations comes hauntingly alive.
by Rabbi David Aaron
Tisha B'Av teaches that through pain and sadness, we can truly know pleasure and joy.
by Keren Gottleib
How is it possible to mourn something that happened 2000 years ago?
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Feeling a personal loss helps us understand the loss of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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Do we really need a new Holocaust every few generations in order to remember? We already have a day: Tisha B'Av.
The Ninth of Av of the year 1492 was the date designated for all Jews of Spain to leave.
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With the recent assault against the Jewish people and Jewish history, Tisha B'Av takes on a special poignancy this year.
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Jewish philosophical approaches to one of life's fundamental questions.
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It's a dynamic that transcends generations: Tisha B'Av and the future of Jerusalem are inextricably linked.
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