From the Flames of Tishah Be’Av to the Joy of Tu Be’Av

 Shabbat NaḥamuTu Be’AvIn this
morning’s class we explore a profound answer. Tu Be’Av is not a departure from
Tishah Be’Av—it is its completion. The destruction of the Beit HaMikdash was
not only our tragedy; it was, so to speak, HaShem’s. When our mourning matures
from grieving what lost to
recognizing the pain caused to , consolation
can begin. Drawing upon the Gemara, Midrash, and the timeless teachings passed
down by my rabbis, we discover why Tu Be’Av stands alongside Yom Kippur as a
day of joy, how true...