Tisha b'Av

The Seeing Eye · July 19, 2026
Jeremiahs in Paint and Stone
By Jacob Wisse
For Christian and Jewish artists, the prophet has revealed something about timeless human struggles.
Observations · August 9, 2019
The Heretic Whose Teachings the Talmud Preserved and Transmitted
By James A. Diamond
Elisha ben Avuyah became a vehicle for exploring the agonizing conundrums the rabbis were too honest to ignore but too pious to articulate.
Observations · August 18, 2016
More Than the Jewish Valentine’s Day
By Julian Sinclair
The happy minor holiday of Tu b'Av symbolizes the reunification of God and Israel, and offers a foretaste of the great dance of redemption.
Observations · July 31, 2014
Jerusalem Is Not Destroyed
By Atar Hadari
On the Book of Lamentations.