Live @ Drisha: The Three Weeks

Wendy Amsellem on The Midrashim on the Book of Lamentations

We will examine the midrashim on the Book of Lamentations.

David Silber on Perceiving Tragedy Through the Lens of the Book of Eikha

Tisha B'Av is both a fast day and a day of mourning, but has different observances than other fast days. We will look at some of the reasons why.

Nathaniel Helfgot on She Sits as a Widow: Studying the Book of Eikha (Lamentations)

We will engage in a literary-theological study of the Book of Lamentations, read in the synagogue on Tisha B'Av night. We will attempt to understand the structure and meaning of each chapter and the book as a whole and its relation to other books of the Bible. We will make use of classical commentaries and modern studies of the Bible.