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Podcast: Judaism Unbound
Episode: Episode 494: Tisha B'Av (The 9th of Av) 2025 - Dan and Lex
Description: Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg discuss the inherent potential, along with the limitations, of the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’av (the 9th of Av) — understood by many to be the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. What does it mean to mourn a past pain in the present? In this week’s episode, Dan and Lex consider the meanings of grief and reflection as the month of Av progresses and we move towards the month of introspection, Elul.------------------------Tisha B’av punctuates the end of the Jewish calendar with a bright, momentary grief. Soon aft...