- Tisha b'Av is fast approaching (yes, yes, pun intended). The actual day is this Saturday, but because the only fast day that supersedes the Sabbath is the Day of Atonement, Tisha b'Av will be observed one day late, beginning Saturday night at sundown and continuing all through Sunday.
- I am nervous about being able to complete the fast. Sh'va Asar b'Tammuz was very difficult for me this year, and that was one of the shorter fasts. how much worse will Tisha b'Av be? No matter how hard it is, however, I will do it. I will.
- As I mentioned in a previous entry, last year I attended services at the local Orthodox synagogue on Tisha b'Av eve. It wasn't worth it; the unequal seating etc. made me angry. This year I am going to go it alone. Nobody else in my family observes Tisha b'Av, so I will truly be alone, but after living in dorms where nobody else was Jewish, this kind of solitude simply does not bother me.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Thoughts on Tisha b'Av
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