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7/27/2023 Top Pick

“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

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7/9/2021 Top Pick

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

(Courtesy photo: Camp Pembroke)

8/4/2020 Top Pick

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.

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7/31/2020 Top Pick

Boston Jews Use Tisha B’Av to Commemorate Black Grief

By The Times of Israel

(Photo: iStock/Olga Gerasimenko)

7/22/2020 Top Pick

Change and a Time for Mourning

By Corinne EngberFor JewishBoston

(Courtesy Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism)

8/19/2019 Top Pick

Tisha B’Av Vigil Focuses on Plight of Immigrants

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

REFERRAL: The Forward

8/14/2019 Top Pick

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

(Photo: iStock/AlxeyPnferov)

8/13/2019 Top Pick

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

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