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Introduction to Kinot: Why Do We Still Mourn Old Wounds?

Introduction to Kinot: Why Do We Still Mourn Old Wounds?

Kinot asks us to express the raw emotions of our ancestors as if they were our own. How are we supposed to channel that level of immediacy and grief? And why keep a wound open for so long?

This lecture was originally recorded as part of a live Tisha B'Av webinar on Kinot in 2021. To watch the full webinar, click here.
Narrator: Rabbi David Fohrman
Adapted and Produced by Shoshana Brody
Animation: Mallory Guindon and Arthur Birnbaum
Audio Editing: Hillary Guttman
Additional Editing: Tikva Hecht

  1. Introduction to Kinot: Why Do We Still Mourn Old Wounds?