Mourning on Tisha B’Av may begin with the Temple, but it cannot end there. The familial conflict between Rachel and Leah offers a powerful lesson on how we can take the first steps towards fixing our national tragedy by addressing our personal relationships.

If God loves us, why does God let bad things happen to us? This question may be impossible to answer, but on Tisha B’Av it’s just as impossible to ignore.

We still live in the shadow of October 7th. In many ways it makes Tisha B’Av feel more real. And yet, we still feel a gap from all the tragedies of the distant past that we are also meant to feel. How are we meant to bridge that gap?

It’s one thing to mourn the suffering of actual people, but how are we supposed to feel genuinely sad over the loss of a building?

When was the last time that you hated someone for absolutely no reason? Could it be we’ve been misunderstanding the true meaning of “baseless hatred” this whole time? 

Israel's victory over Iran feels like a pivotal historical moment. But it's not the first time that the Jewish nation has faced a situation like this one.