Tishah b'Av, the Fast Day that Carries Us From the Heart of Darkness to Defiant Hope

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Do not engage only in the past There are days in the Jewish calendar that ask us to rejoice. Some days invite to give thanks. Tisha Bab asks to stop, turn down the background noises and look in the mirror. It is a national day of remembrance in which they fast and mourn the destruction of the two temples, occupied Jerusalem, and other disasters that have afflicted the Jewish people throughout the ages. But if it were just a history lesson, it is…