Tisha b'Av (the 9th of Av) is a specific date on the calendar, and a vessel for grief spanning past, present, and future. The haunting words of Eicha, Lamentations, are rooted in the specific tragedy of this date, and point to suffering and grief held across generations. Together, we will explore early rabbinic, medieval, and modern responses to Tisha b'Av, its canonical text, and its application for our own processes of grief.

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Alex Goldfarb (he/him) is a fifth-year rabbinical student at Hebrew College and a Learning Guide at Lehrhaus. He is an enthusiastic learner and teacher of rabbinic literature at Brandeis Hillel, Lehrhaus, Temple Emanu-El and wherever his bicycle takes him.