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The two blessings recited prior to the Shema illustrate a fundamental duality in how Jewish spirituality relates to God.

Got questions about Tisha B'Av? My Jewish Learning has answers.

The practices associated with this holiday are closer to the experience of being a refugee than to being a mourner.

This famous psalm is read on the eve of Tisha B'Av and sets the tone for an emotionally challenging holiday.

Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, is testament to the failure of prayer to avert national catastrophe.

A sense of collective identity among a group as diverse as the Jewish people isn't easy to come by, but the notion may still be worth holding on to.

Transitioning out of the Day of Atonement — and back to food.

Rituals for entering the Day of Atonement.

Visual symbols of the Jewish New Year include the shofar and apples and honey. 

Why would learning sacred Jewish texts be forbidden on this day of fasting and mourning?