Episode 543: Tisha B'Av (The 9th of Av) 2026 - Lex and Rena Yehuda
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Lex Rofeberg and Rena Yehuda Newman discuss the significance and observance of Tisha B'Av in Jewish tradition.
Lex Rofeberg and Rena Yehuda Newman discuss the history, shadow-sides, and positive possibilities for observing the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’av (the 9th of Av) — understood by many to be the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. What is Tisha B'Av? How has it been observed -- and, often, not-observed -- in American-Jewish communities? How can it help us consider the flow of the Jewish calendar as a whole? This episode is a first in a two-part mini-series exploring the past, present, and future of the 9th of Av.
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