Book of Lamentations

The biblical Book of Lamentations is chanted in a unique style, with each verse beginning in a major mode and ending in its relative minor mode.

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

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

This special reading for Tisha B'Av sets the tone for this tragic and mournful day