AN UNLUCKY TIME
Tisha B’Av: On What Day Were the Jerusalem Temples Destroyed?: Dr. Rabbi Zev Farber, The Torah.com, July 20, 2018 — The 9th of Av is described in Rabbinic Jewish sources as the day on which both temples were destroyed.
Any Tears for Tisha B’Av? Reflections on a Day of Mourning—and Hope: Mark Raven, Commentary Magazine, August 1951
Creating Freedom Without Anarchy, Order Without Tyranny: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, The Rabbi Sacks Legacy, July 28, 2014
The Human Tragedy of Tisha B’Av: Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, Orthodox Union, Aug. 5, 2014
The Secular Socialist Zionist Who Insisted on Mourning on Tisha B’Av: Gil Troy, JNS, Aug. 7, 2022
For Further Reference:
Lamentations in Seasonal Context: Dr. Elsie R. Stern, The Torah.com, Aug. 11, 2016 — The book of Lamentations is the scriptural centerpiece for Tisha b’Av (9th of Av), the holiday that commemorates a collection of catastrophes in the Jewish historical and mythical past
People Who Secretly Love Feeling Miserable on Tisha B’Av: Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman, Tablet, Aug. 4, 2014 — My first memory of Tisha B’Av was when I was around 6 years old.
Tisha B’Av: Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zones: Jeremy Rosen, Algemeiner, Aug. 5, 2014 — Tisha B’Av, the Ninth Day of the Month of Av, is the second most important fast day in the Jewish calendar, after Yom Kippur.
Sieges in the Land of Israel are Nothing New; What’s Changed Is How They End: Daniel Gordis, Israel from the Inside, Aug. 8, 2022 — This time it’s Islamic Jihad, not Hamas. Still, though, it could feel like the “same old.” Once again, Israel went to war in Gaza.