A makeshift ritual to grieve for Sudanese and Eritrean refugees in Israel
There’s only one song on it
How the saddest day of the Jewish calendar helped make me a happier Jew
Tisha B’Av was the first Jewish holiday I learned about growing up in Soviet Ukraine, and I’ve come to observe it in unexpected ways
The holiday gives us permission to mourn for many things, personal and communal, that we avoid discussing the rest of the year
The 17th of Tammuz, which falls on Tuesday, has additional meaning this year