Tisha BAv

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

From the ashes of Tisha B’Av to uncovered Nazi medical experiments, the Jewish people relentlessly endure.

by Jeff Jacoby

The bond between Judaism and Jerusalem is ancient and unbreakable, on the saddest day of the year and every other day.

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

It is not enough to hope for redemption; we must be the catalyst for it.

by aish.com

The five tragedies that happened on this day.

by Elias Neibart

In a world filled with immediacy and indulgence, the countercultural act of fasting teaches us how to temper our most immediate urges.

by Hanna Perlberger

Every Jew is likened to a holy Temple. Let's start rebuilding by repairing our inner fragments.

by Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair

What is the deeper meaning behind the small moon looking as big as the vast sun?

by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

We remember for the future and for life.

by Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair

A hallmark of all repressive regimes is burning books. The burning of the Torah is one the tragedies that happened on this fast day.

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

What the siege of Jerusalem teaches us about the Covid-19 siege.

by David Fohrman

What is the point of feeling sad on Tisha B'Av?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Take time to mourn the life we used to have.

by Rabbi Jonathan Bienenfeld

Living without a Temple is like living your life on Zoom – you're always craving for real connection.

In conjunction with Aish HaTorah's Corona Emergency Campaign.

by Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair

How were the Nazis able to carry out the Holocaust - something extremely complex - without a computer?

by Chanie Stavsky

Why I'm looking forward to Tisha B'Av this year.

by Devora Shabtai

My work with individuals struggling with addiction has given me a deeper understanding of the value of sitting with pain and discomfort.

by Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair

Where one burns books one will in the end burn people.

by Eitiel Goldwicht

Exploring the significance of Judaism's holiest location.

by Charlie Harary

The point of Tisha B'Av is to focus on what life would be like with the presence of God in it.

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Now is a prime time to increase our acts of kindness.

by Kimberly Mizrahi

I used to struggle to really mourn on this day. Now I don't even need to try.

by Emuna Braverman

Why Israel, Jerusalem and the Temple matter.

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

The Western Wall is a surviving remnant of the Temple Mount where the Temple stood, bringing God's presence in the world.

by Rabbi Yaakov Cohen

Just because we can't see it doesn't mean it's not there. A true story.

by Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld

The doctor called us directly. Something was wrong.

by Rabbi Yisroel Majeski and NesProductions

From now to Tisha B'Av, let's commit to being careful in how we speak to each other.

by Judy Waldman

My life-transforming moment in a remote village in Nicaragua.

by Billye Tziporah Roberts

I’ve never liked the idea of animals dying for me… or God.

by Keren Gottleib

A true story.

by Heather Dean

Rebbetzin Tzipora Heller talks about learning who we are now, and who we want to be.

Understanding the root of the world's longest hatred.

by Partners Global

A 40-minute exploration into the meaning and history of this sad holiday, featuring Rabbi Leiby Burnham of Detroit and Rabbi Pinchas Landis of Cleveland.

by Heather Dean

Rabbi Ken Spiro on why our enemies attack and how we can bring light to a dark world.

by Yitz Younger

God is waiting for us to open our hearts to His love. We need to let Him in.

by Yad Vashem

The liberation of concentration camps by the US Army at the end of WWII.

by Yad Vashem

Hidden and raised as a Christian in an convent, Yehudit had to make a fateful decision that would shape the course of her life.

by Yad Vashem

Given to non-Jewish strangers by his parents when he was a baby, Tswi’s traumatic early years led him to fulfill the dreams of his murdered parents.

by Yad Vashem

The Auschwitz Album is the only surviving visual evidence of the process leading to the mass murder at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

by Larry Shafier

If you get upset at a fellow Jew, remember this story.

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Beginning three weeks of mourning for the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.

by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

How to overcome disagreements respectfully to ensure we continue to thrive as a people.

by Eitiel Goldwicht

How preconceived notions cause baseless hatred.

by Debbie Gutfreund

Keeping the memory of a loved one alive.