Tisha B'Av & The Spies: An Origin Story (Part 1 of 6)

The Ninth of Av, the most tragic day in the Jewish calendar, is known as the day that the Temples were destroyed and many other National tragedies. The Talmudic Sages, however, point to a much earlier event in Jewish History as the first Tisha B'Av: the sin of the spies in the desert. What does that seemingly unrelated event have to do with the destruction of the Temples? And what powerful ramifications can it teach us today on how to bring about the longed-for redemption?

Discover other great Tisha B’Aa’v videos and resources at Aleph Beta, including ‘The Book of Lamentations”, “The Meaning of Sinat Chinam”, and “Tisha B’Ava'v Customs & Rituals”