How Do We Deal with the Baseless Hatred at the Western Wall?
Ninth of Av
Jewish tradition teaches that the Temple was destroyed on the ninth of Av because of baseless hatred. As that day approaches, Emily Hauser reflects on the struggle surrounding Women of the Wall.
According to the Hebrew calendar, we’re now in the month of Av, and fast approaching the single most grief-stricken day of the Jewish year. Tisha b’Av (the ninth of Av) begins on Monday next week, the day on which we mourn the destruction of our Temple (twice), as well as...
