Tisha B'Av

Tisha B’Av 101

Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av, is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish calendar.

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Summary

In this Torah portion, Moses recounts the Israelites’ episodes from their 40 years in the wilderness. Moses encourages the Israelites in their upcoming conquest of the land of Canaan.

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Parashat Devarim

Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22

Isaiah 1:1-27

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Recharge Now

Our weekly Shabbat newsletter, Recharge, features a thoughtful, timely essay to enrich your Shabbat. Here are a few of our recent pieces:

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The Torah Can Be Made to Say Almost Anything

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Just Stop

Only we humans have the capacity to choose not to do something we’re capable of doing.


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