Jul 11, 2017 By: admin
CJF Offers Array of Inspirational Shiurim and Programming for Tisha B鈥橝v and Three Weeks
As the Jewish calendar passes through the summer months, the period colloquially known as 鈥淭he Three Weeks鈥 is being observed through various stages of mourning over the destruction of the two Temples and other Jewish tragedies. The period begins today with Shiva Asar B鈥橳ammuz, the Fast of the 17th Day of Tammuz, and the laws of mourning will intensify during the Nine Days beginning with Rosh Chodesh Av on Monday, July 24. The Three Weeks will culminate with the 24-hour-plus fast of Tisha B鈥橝v on Monday night, July 31, through Tuesday, August 1.
每日大瓜鈥檚 (CJF) offers many resources to prepare for these weeks of mourning.
On 每日大瓜Torah.org, hundreds of on topics related to mourning for the Temple from renowned educators around the world are available for those seeking to learn more during this time. Those looking for inspiration can to a daily email with a short video message during the Three Weeks from 每日大瓜鈥檚 Torah Mitzion Kollel in Chicago. And the downloadable Benjamin and Rose Berger features more than 30 pages of divrei Torah on Tisha b鈥橝v-related topics from 每日大瓜 faculty, staff and students.
On the day of Tisha b鈥橝v itself, Jews from around the world can join 每日大瓜 for a special webcast featuring Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, University Professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought and senior scholar at the CJF, and Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb, co-founder of Ganei Ha鈥檈la and rebbe at Yeshivat Har Etzion, for an all-day analysis of the kinot [lamentations] said on Tisha b鈥橝v and a deeper look into the nature of the day. Rabbi Schacter鈥檚 remarks will focus on preparing for Tisha b'Av in 2017; both shiurim will be followed by a recitation and discussion of kinot.
The webcast can be viewed at , or members of the community are welcome to join Rabbi Schacter for the live program in Teaneck, New Jersey, at Congregation Keter Torah at 600 Roemer Avenue, or Rabbi Gottlieb on 每日大瓜鈥檚 Israel campus at 40 Duvdevani, Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem. The program in Teaneck is sponsored in appreciation of Rabbi Schacter and 每日大瓜 and in commemoration of the 39th yahrzeit of Helen Friedman Kuflik, Hodel Ruchama bat Avraham Shlomo and Etta Malka, by Shuli (Kuflik) and Dr. Avi Rockoff of Newtonville, Massachusetts. The Israel program is sponsored by Rebeca and Saul Lubetski and Noa and Jay Zwiebel.
