Tish Ba'av and Conservatism? This is an odd one. Jay D. Homnick asserts that conservatives should "hail" Tisha B'Av "as a hero of their own movement. They should celebrate its fluid staging as an act of national genius."
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Fast days. It's Tisha b'Av.
This Tikkun commentary does a good job of arguing Walter Benjamin's point that the role of history is one of rescue, and showing how that relates to the holiday. And here's a range of 9 Av articles from the Shalom Center.
UPDATE: [ from Judith: ] Here's a link roundup of Tisha B'Av blogposts from last year. Here's mine from last year.
This Tikkun commentary does a good job of arguing Walter Benjamin's point that the role of history is one of rescue, and showing how that relates to the holiday. And here's a range of 9 Av articles from the Shalom Center.
UPDATE: [ from Judith: ] Here's a link roundup of Tisha B'Av blogposts from last year. Here's mine from last year.
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