Tisha B'av

This Tisha B’Av, the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, — the worst atrocity against Jews since the Holocaust — will be top of mind as our community continues to process this tragedy.

Ten months after the attack, feelings of vulnerability in our community linger as Israel defends itself on multiple fronts, antisemitism hits record levels across the globe and Jewish college students anticipate another semester of anti-Israel protests that left many afraid and concealing their Jewish identity on campus.

We continue to grapple with these realities while processing and mourning the massacre of 1,200 men, women, children and babies, the more than 3,000 injured and the 115 hostages who remain captive in Gaza.

Tisha B’Av is the saddest day in Judaism. It is a day of remembrance and mourning, just as Oct. 7 will always be. But it is also a time when we can look forward and reaffirm…