Tisha B’Av 2017: The Decree has Been Issued: Can we Change it?

Introduction

In this podcast, recorded live on Tisha B’Av 2017, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield explores the tension between a mourning process which challenges us to accept our loss and grieve, and a teshuva process which demands that we we try to fix what is broken. The Ninth of Av offers a unique opportunity to consider how these different reactions can both compliment and build on one another.

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Zvi Hirschfield

Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield teaches Talmud, Halakha and Jewish Thought at Pardes. He is also deeply involved in Pardes’s programs for Jewish educators, with a focus on tefilah in educational settings, modern Jewish thought, and Israel education. Zvi holds a B.A. in History from Columbia University, pursued graduate studies at Harvard University in Medieval and Modern Jewish Thought, studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion, and received rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.

Before joining Pardes, Zvi served as Director of Judaica at the JCC of Cleveland and taught at the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. He also works as a curriculum writer and staff trainer for the Nesiya Institute. Zvi lives in Israel with his wife, Dina, and their four children.

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