Topic Tags: tisha b'av

This ritual focuses on transforming grief through creative expression

“Wavering candlelight / illuminates our lament…”

A new recommendation for a Tisha B’Av greeting, intended to evoke peace

This new Tisha B’Av prayer is based on Sim Shalom, the closing blessing in the Amidah.

Rabbi Emily Cohen and Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann share a powerful original Lamentations for Tisha b’Av 2025

Two new Tisha b’Av rituals created for 2025 focus on mourning and liberation.

Rabbi Gilah Langner’s version of Eikah focuses on Israel and also Gaza.

“Let Av hold what hurts. / Let it draw us near.”

“We remember the sadness of death Yet we are blessed with life to hold the memory…”

“Help us navigate the rocky shores that beckon us to shipwreck our lives in grief forever.”