For Tisha B’Av: A Lamentation for Gaza
Originally posted on Shalom Rav:
This Monday night begins the Jewish fast of Tisha B’Av: a day of mourning for the calamities that have befallen the Jewish people over the centuries. Among other things, the traditional Tisha B’Av liturgy includes the chanting Biblical book of Lamentations. Given the profoundly tragic events currently unfolding in Gaza,…