Tisha B’Av

On Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av, we mourn the destruction of the first and second Temples and for numerous other events that befell our people throughout the ages. Together, we lament ancient and current suffering of our people and all people around the world. We’ve gathered these Reconstructionist resources to help you find meaning on this solemn day.

Processing Communal Grief

How Tisha B'Av Can Help Us Find Strength in One Another

How a Reconstructionist Prayer Can Help Us Process Loss

Rabbi Alex Lazurus-Klein shows how a Reconstructionist prayer helps him confront profound loss.

Tisha B’Av 101

The Guide to Jewish Practice traces the evolution of Tish B’Av.

View these additional resources to find meaning at this time:

Lamentations

Shekhinah’s Lament

Tisha B’Av Vigil for Refugees, Immigrants and Asylum Seekers

Hineni: A Kavanah for Tisha B’Av

The Mindfulness of Fasting

Four Worlds Ritual for Tisha B’Av

Voices of Exiles and Refugees, Past and Present

Sackcloth: A Poem for Tisha B’Av

Grief and Hope: A Tisha B’Av Service

Fasting

The Temple of Our Humanity: A Poem for Tisha B’Av

Tisha B’Av, Again

Hashivenu: Trauma, Healing and Resilience

Eicha for the Earth

Lament of the Twelve Sisters: A Tisha B’Av Story

Embracing Our Sorrows

Pondering the Meaning of Tisha B’Av

The Modern Meaning of Tisha B’Av