Tisha B'av
Tisha B'av begins as a day of loss, but it ends as a day of hope.
This year, since Tisha B'Avfalls on Shabbat, it is observed beginning immediately after Shabbat. We will have Tisha B'Av services the evening of Saturday, July 21 at 9:00 pm, featuring the chanting of Eicha, the prophet Jeremiah's first-hand account of the destruction of Jerusalem and the Beit HaMikdash. It is customary to read Eichawith the lights dimmed, so please bring a flashlight. If you would like to read a chapter of Eicha, please let me know.
Prior to Tisha B'av services, please join us for Shabbat Mincha at 8:00 pm, followed by Seduah Shelishit and a Pre-Tisha B'av Shiur.
This year, as Tisha B'av comes to end,
I would like to invite you to join me for a very special program,
one that will inspire you, and fill you with hope.
Sunday, July 22, Tisha B'Av - 4:00 pm - Mincha
(Please remember that tallit and tefillin are worn at Mincha on Tisha B'Av)
Following Mincha
An exclusive screening of the new film
When The Smoke Clears: A Story of Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope.
A description of the film appears below.
Please join me for this special program and feel free to bring your friends.
Thanks to the sponsors of this program,
Kim and Alan Frankel
, for their generosity.
When the Smoke Clears: A Story of Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope tells the true stories of young Israeli soldiers whose injuries leave them fighting for the strength to live. Making breakthroughs and finding meaning by reaching out to those in need, they discover that what didn't kill them really did make them stronger.
The film shares the accounts of Gil, Ofer, and Elad - young war veterans whose unthinkable battle experiences leave them with life-altering mental and physical scars. Returning to society, their trauma disconnects them from all they once valued, turning their lives upside down.
When all seems lost, a revolutionary idea gives them the hope, courage, tools and community to survive, and to embrace their identities as heroes both on and off the battlefield. Banding together in a family of wounded soldiers, they learn to face their obstacles together and discover that in conquering their pain, they might have more to offer than ever before.
When the Smoke Clears follows this band of brothers during the darkest times of their lives, and proves that massive growth and healing can come through giving to others, transforming them into heroes in their own lives and in the lives of those around them.