7/27/2023 Top Pick Edit “From the Center of the Flame” and “Nachamu, Nachamu, Ami” These poems are meant to underscore that even when times seem dire, there is always room for hope. By Leann Shamash
7/9/2021 Top Pick Edit Grilled Fish Kabobs With Tahini An easy, quick dinner with minimal cleanup. Plus, these fish kabobs are perfect for the meatless days leading up to Tisha B’Av. By Jamie Geller
8/4/2020 Top Pick Edit The Rhythms of Jewish Summer Camp: Tisha B’Av Endures The immersive camp experience that allowed us to live within the Jewish calendar for one-sixth of the year remains with me forever. By Ruth Kaplan
8/19/2019 Top Pick Edit Tisha B’Av Vigil Focuses on Plight of Immigrants By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston
8/14/2019 Top Pick Edit Protest Is a Sacred Jewish Practice I’m a rabbi and to me, protesting on ICE on Tisha B’av wasn’t a distraction from Jewish ritual. It was a fulfillment. By The Forward
8/13/2019 Top Pick Edit We Rise and We Crash: Prayer and Resistance The crash of today may be different for each of us—climate change, white supremacy, racism, government policy—but it is happening to all of us. By Rabbi Becky SilversteinFor Hebrew College