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“Wavering candlelight / illuminates our lament…”
A single lit candle burning in the dark with a bright flame and black background.
Rabbi Emily Cohen and Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Hermann share a powerful original Lamentations for Tisha b’Av 2025
Close-up of a yellow flower with long petals against a blurred green and yellow background.
Two new Tisha b’Av rituals created for 2025 focus on mourning and liberation.
Silver spice box, ornate kiddush cup with saucer, and braided yellow Havdalah candle in holder.
Rabbi Gilah Langner’s version of Eikah focuses on Israel and also Gaza.
A leafless tree stands in calm water under a deep blue sky, creating a serene and moody scene.
“Let Av hold what hurts. / Let it draw us near.”
Tree branches with dense, green, sunlit leaves hanging down, creating a shaded, tranquil atmosphere.
“We will weep through as many nights as we must…”
tents camped in the desert
“I will teach you the melody of my Echa, together we will sit on the ground and mourn for the peace of Jerusalem.”
a person sits on a rock in the desert
“For every grain of salt, a thousand tears…”
In sepia tones, trees reflected in a lake
A poem for Tisha b’Av.
woman in dark behind window with raindrops

“You weep with us in the darkest night / But raise us in joy in morning’s light.”

a candle glows against a dark background

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