The Most Paradoxical Tisha B'Av

I think that this may well be the most paradoxical Tisha B’Av in two thousand years.

Contrary to popular belief today, Tisha B’Av is not primarily about the destruction of the Batei Mikdash, nor about a loss of connection with God. To be sure, those are an aspect of Tisha B’Av, but they are not the primary focus. That’s evident from carefully studying the texts of Megillat Eicha and the Kinnot, which make relatively little mention of those things. Tisha B’Av is primarily about the loss of Jewish ...