Eicha is both the Hebrew title of this biblical book and the word that best helps us understand what it really means.

The third section of the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, includes poetry, philosophy, history and stories.

On Tisha B’Av, Jews mourn the destruction of the Temple. But how much do you know about what it was really like?

True joy comes from fully inhabiting our experiences, no matter how tough.

A mid-20th-century haven for Jews trying to get away from it all.

“’…But, mother, I won’t be alone. Other children will go with me, And march the streets of Birmingham to make ...

This annual day of remembrance of the victims is observed by Jewish communities worldwide.

Confessing your sins every day, twice a day, for the rest of your life.

Shavuot has become the Rodney Dangerfield of Jewish holidays.

Eicha, the Book of Lamentations, asks important questions that address the theological crisis following the Jewish exile.