Tag: grief

Thomas Freeman reflects on the meaning the shofar has taken on throughout his life.

Michael Kurin explores different interpretations of what marks an end of mourning the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash.

In his latest for the Lehrhaus, Dan Ornstein creatively imagines the story of the Talmudic sage Rabbi Yohanan through his teachings on the Book of Job. The short story is followed by a reflection on the methodology and power of "contemporary midrash."

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.