With the end of all of our good-deeding yesterday evening, we quickly transitioned into the reflective mood of the Jewish Holiday, Tisha B'Av (The 9th of the month of Av on the Hebrew Calendar). Tisha B'Av historically has been a day to commemorate the destruction of the second temple and being a people in national exile. Throughout history, however, the day has come to symbolize Jewish hardship and tragedy. Last night before the Tzofim, Bonim, and Bogrim watched the film, Life is Beautiful, they engaged in a discussion about the contrast between spending a day healing our community and then reflecting on how tragedy has impacted our history. What is the link you may wonder? Two of our Bogrot made a spot-on point about the two days. They pointed out that Tisha B'Av puts our lives in the context that frames the experience of Tikkun Olam's importance.
We have a responsibility to make the world better because of the hardships we have faced. So as we spend the day in conversation about good versus evil, the differences between tolerance and advocacy, and the role that events like liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto and the BP spill in the Gulf have to do with us today, it shows us that we learn about the past so that we can fix the future.
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