Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary presents

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  • Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman - "Introduction: What Direction Do You Face?"
  • Table Talk: Quotes and Questions for Family Discussions

    • Relating to Churban and Galut
  • Rabbi Mordechai Becher - "The Churban and Bad Miracles"
  • Dr. Naomi Grunhaus - "The Redemptive Value of Galut"
  • Rabbi Uri Orlian - "Tisha B’av Shechal B’shabbos"
  • Mrs. Bracha Rutner - "The Bittersweet Tradition: Grief and the Destruction of the Beit Hamikdash"

    • Insights into Kinnot and Eicha
  • Rabbi Zev Goldberg - "Reading Between the Lines: Finding Meaning in Eichah"
  • Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky - "Short Insights Into Kinnos"
  • Rabbi Neal Turk - "Free Will, With God’s Help"
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  • Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman - "Introduction"
  • Collected Insights into Kinnot from Rabbi Eli Belizon, Mrs. Emma Katz, Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, Rabbi Ari Zahtz, Rabbi Zvi Romm and Rabbi Yona Reiss
  • Rabbi Joshua Flug - "The Reading of Eicha on Tisha B'Av"

    • Ahavat Yisrael in Divisive Times
  • Dr. Steven Fine - "The Students of Beit Shammai Stood Below and They Killed the Students of Beit Hillel: A Call from Hazal for Mutual Respect in Times of Bitter Dispute"
  • Rabbi Yaakov Glasser - "The Silent Tisha B’Av Greeting"
  • Rabbi Meir Goldwicht - "How Do We Go From Bein Hametzarim (Between the Boundaries) to a Heritage Without Boundaries?"
  • Rona Novick, PhD - "Getting Them to Get Along"

    • The Texts of Tisha B'av: From fellows of the RIETS Bella and Harry Wexner Kollel Elyon and Machon Beren Kollel Elyon
  • Rabbi Meir Goodman - "Tes, Tov, and Tisha B’av: The Hidden Promise of Future Redemption"
  • Rabbi Yehoshua Katz - "Finding Comfort in the Depths of Mourning: The Unique Prayer of Nacheim"
  • Rabbi Shmuel Lesher - "Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl’s “Kinas Min Hametzar”: A Kinah from the Depths"
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  • Rabbi Yaakov Glasser - "Introduction: Hashem’s Embrace in Our Darkest Moments"
  • Rabbi Dr. Doniel Kramer - "The Music of Tisha B'av"
  • Mrs. Sivan Rahav Meir - "The Three Common Words for Tisha B'av"

    • Confronting the Sins of Destruction
  • Dr. Deena S. Rabinovich - "The Sun Sets in the Afternoon: Yoshiahu and the Last Chance to Avert the Churban"
  • Rabbi Ezra Schwartz - "Neglect of Torah as a Cause of Churban"
  • Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff - "Growing in Love as a Path to Personal and National Redemption"

    • Activities for Children and Teens
  • Ms. Diane Kolatch - "Eicha: “’Tis Better To Have Loved and Lost Than Never to Have Loved at All”"
  • Mrs. Alexa Szegedi - "In Vivid Black and White"
  • Rabbi Tzvi Geffner - "Speech: Not Just a Spectator Sport: A Parent-Child Study Guide"
  • Rabbi Avie Schreiber - "Rebuilding the Beit Hamikdash With Love: A Parent-Child Study Guide"
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  • Rabbi Yaakov Glasser - "Introduction: Mourning National Tragedies and Individual Losses"
  • Rabbi Elchanan Adler - "A Closer Look at the Kinos: Context and Sequence"
  • Ilana Turetsky Ed.D - "Sinat Chinam: Where Does It Come From, and How Do We Fix It?"
    • National Tragedies and Individual Suffering
  • Rabbi Josh Blass - "The Recitation of Kaddish"
  • Rabbi Tanchum Cohen - "Portal To Profundity:A First Introduction To Rambam’s Letter On Techiyas Ha-Meisim"
  • Rabbi Josh Grajower - "Reflections on Shiva"
  • Rabbi Doniel Z. Kramer, Ph.D. - "Visiting the Sick: Restoring the Berachah of “Hamakom” to its Proper “Place”"
  • Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz - "A Halachic Guide to Paying a Shiva Call"
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  • Rabbi Yaakov Glasser - "Introduction: Moving on From Churban"
  • Mrs. Zahava Farbman - "We All Respond Differently to Crisis"
  • Rabbi Doniel Z. Kramer, Ph.D. - "Emunah in the Face of Tragedy: A Chaplain’s Perspective"
  • Rabbi Mordechai Willig - "Maintaining Faith Amid National and Personal Suffering"
  • Rabbi Ezra Schwartz - "The Kinnot of the Crusades"
  • Rabbi Ari Zahtz - "The Spanish Inquisition"
  • Ms. Eliana Sohn - "Cantonists: The Lost Boys"
  • Rabbi Reuven Brand - "Spiritual Heroism in the Holocaust Era"
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  • Rabbi Yaakov Glasser - "Introduction"
  • Rabbi Doniel Zvi Kramer - "The Three Weeks and The Penitential Season: A Dedication in Honor of My Parents"
  • Rabbi Benjamin Blech - "The Tragedy of Tisha B'av and the Redemption of Pesach"
  • Rebbetzin Meira Davis - "Making Tisha B'av More Meaningful"
  • Mrs. Bracha Rutner - "Yosef and Rabbi Yishmael"
  • Rabbi Hershel Schachter - "Are Children Obligated in Observances that Commemorate the Destruction of the Beis HaMikdash?"
  • Rabbi Dr. Moshe D. Tendler - "Shining the Light of Torah with Pride"
  • Special Feature: Perspectives on Jewish Life in Diaspora Communities
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    Tisha B'av Experiential Program

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