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Tisha B’Av

Rabbi Amy Eilberg speaks at an Aug. 11 protest in front of Palo Alto City Hall. (Photo/Courtesy Bend the Arc)
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Why this rabbi protested U.S. immigration policy on Tisha B’Av

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 14, 2019August 14, 2019
Rabbi Mira Rivera speaks at a Jewish protest against Amazon at one of the company’s brick-and-mortar stores in New York City, Aug. 11, 2019. The protest was held on Tisha B’Av, a traditional Jewish day of mourning. Behind the speaker is a banner with a Hebrew quotation from the Book of Lamentations, which is traditionally read on Tisha B'Av. (Photo/JTA-Facebook video screenshot)
Posted inNews

40 Jews arrested in New York protesting Amazon’s ties with ICE

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales August 12, 2019August 12, 2019
Jasmine Alston and her 2-year-old (not shown) attended an Aug. 1 protest at the San Francisco ICE office. (Photo/Tova Ricardo)
Posted inNews

Progressive groups mark Tisha B’Av with monthlong ICE protests

Tova Ricardo by Tova Ricardo August 7, 2019August 8, 2019
Protesters at a Jewish rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in New York City demonstrate against the government’s border separation policy, June 21, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Ben Sales)
Posted inTorah

As we mourn on Tisha B’Av, look to Isaiah’s vision of a healed nation

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July 19, 2018July 26, 2018
(Illustration/JTA-Charles Dunst-image via Wikimedia Commons and Twitter)
Posted inTisha B'Av

Why liberal Jews should embrace Tisha B’Av, this year more than ever

by Rabbi Diana Fersko July 17, 2018July 17, 2018
The mazal (zodiac sign) for the Hebrew month of Av is Aryeh the lion, seen here on the famous astrology mosaic at the ancient Beit Alfa synagogue in Israel.
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Month of Av: Making sense of the highest highs and lowest lows

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude July 11, 2018

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