Sunday, July 18, 2010

Tisha B'Av

Especially for those of us who aren't in camp, Tisha B'Av is a hard day to get right.  I often find that the solemnity of the ימים נוראים, the different joys of סוכות and פורים, and even the liberating relief of פסח, are not as difficult to conjure as the grief of Tisha B'Av.  It's not easy to sincerely mourn a building to which we have (at best) an abstract connection, so it's a good idea to use what ever resources we can to help us do our best.  Towards that end:
  • As always, I highly recommend the YU To Go essays, that you can find here. You can find a wealth of audio and text shiurim here.
  • The OU will have live Kinnot webcasts throughout the day, first by Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, and then (starting at 1 pm from LA) by Rabbi Steven Weil.
  • OU Press has released a Kinnot, translated by Rabbi Weinreb, and with commentary from the Rav.  You can find excerpts here.
  • If none of these do the trick, google Tisha b'Av & I'm sure you'll find something of interest.
Have a good תענית.

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