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Lesson 12 of 12·Sacred Time: The Jewish Holidays

Episode 12: Tisha b’Av – The Miracle of Jewish Memory

Today, the Jewish state is restored and Jerusalem is in our hands. Why do we still mourn ancient Jerusalem’s destruction when we have so much to celebrate?

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Meir Soloveichik is the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel and the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. His website, containing all of his media appearances, podcasts, and writing, can be found at meirsoloveichik.com.