Three Weeks and Tisha be-Av

R.A. Alpert argues that the differences between Hamas and the Zealots outweigh the similarities.

Yosef Lindell argues that the explanatory Kinot model, where fewer prayers are said but they are delved into in more depth, should be adopted for reciting Selihot.

In time for Tisha Be-Av, Marc Eichenbaum offers a meaningful new reading of Eikha using modern psychological concepts like grief, trauma, and narrative construction.

Max Hollander analyzes the Talmudic narrative of Pardes and the four rabbis who entered it.

Erica Brown considers the little-discussed prohibition on planting during the Nine Days and what it teaches about the nature of mourning and joy.

Tzvi Sinensky explores the Biblical origins of Tu be-Av.