The Ninth of Av is the most solemn - and most misunderstood - day in the Jewish calendar. The essence of the day is Exile - from G-d, from Jerusalem, and from one another. Yet in the sadness of the day, there is deep spiritual meaning and yearning.
The Rabbis wrote a remarkable saga about the loss and destruction of Jerusalem; it’s a masterpiece of religious writing. We’ll explore the meaning of Tisha B’Av through the Talmud’s saga of the people of Jerusalem, who saw the city’s walls all aflame, in a historical moment that has some startling resonance with our own time.
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Image: Arch of Titus, Rome, commemorating the Roman destruction of Jerusalem and seizure of the treasures of the Temple. (Photo: NG)