| Tisha B'Av Resources |
 Monday night, 19th July and Tuesday 20th July are Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of the month of Av. It is a fast day which marks the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem as well as a number of other disasters which are said to have befallen the Jewish people on this day.
Tisha B'Av Basics For Tisha B'Av in a nutshell, visit the Movement for Reform Judaism or My Jewish Learning websites. The Hillel website has useful resources including a guide to practices and some text studies.
The Next Level Rabbi Tony Hammond, Chair of the Assembly of Reform Rabbis, UK reflects on the meaning of the fast of Tisha B'Av for Reform Jews . Rabbi Jeremy Gordon of New London Synagogue shares his thoughts at his blog Rabbi on a Narrow Bridge .
Dr. Alex Sinclair writes in Haaretz on the politics of fasting on Tisha B'Av. Dr. Sinclair is a lecturer in Jewish education at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, and an adjunct assistant professor of Jewish education at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Jewcy has a variety of voices speaking on Tisha B'Av managing to link the moon landings and industrial food production with the destruction of the Temples. Worth a look. And Edmon J.Rodman argues here at Jewish Journal.com that Tisha B'Av should stir our hunger for giving.
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