Eichah Overview: Why is this book in Tanach?

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July 06 2021
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1h 12s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

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Tisha Bav 
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Eichah,  Yirmiyahu 

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Why include a book of crying in Tanach? Building on an idea from Rav Soloveitchik regarding Kinot and Eichah, to suggest that Yirmiyahu represents every Jew, and this validates our crying.

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