Why Tisha B’Av is arguably the saddest day on the Jewish calendar Published August 4, 2022 We have all been through so much these past 2 years. Not just Covid, but multiple mass shootings, racial and political tensions, the economy, and the destruction caused by changing weather patterns. Loss of life and place, loss of our daily life-patterns, and loss of our sense of “normal” have afflicted us all to varying degrees. So when we read this piece by Rabbi Andrea Goldstein about a holiday happening this weekend, “Tish B’av”, it resonated deeply. Judaism often gives us ways to collectively...