To Understand our Loss — and Anticipate Redemption: Books For The Three Weeks and Tisha B’Av

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Year after year, generation after generation, exile after exile, the Jewish People have remained faithful�to the memory of the Beis HaMikdash and the mourning that marks the two destructions.�ArtScroll offers a large selection of books that help us today, more than 1900 years later, understand�this greatest of losses � and anticipate the rebuilding that we long for. Here�s a sampling:

The Laws of Daily Living: The Three Weeks, Tishah B�Av, and Other Fasts: Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen�examines the laws of the fast days (except Yom Kippur), the restrictions of the Three Weeks and Nine�Days, and the mourning of Tishah B�Av. The book includes a discussion of the role of the Beis HaMikdash�in our lives and the events that led to its destruction, based on the teachings of the author�s�grandfather, Rabbi Avigdor Miller zt�l.

The ArtScroll Eichah, translated and with commentary by Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz: One of ArtScroll�s first�classics, this work made Megillas Eichah accessible to hundreds of thousands of readers. The flowing�translation and illuminating commentary capture the beauty and tragedy of the Megillah. Includes an�Overview by Rabbi Nosson Scherman.

The ArtScroll Kinnos: This translation and commentary helps us understand the complex poetry of�Kinnos, and includes the full prayer service for Tishah B�Av.

The Schottenstein Edition Interlinear Kinnos/Tishah B�Av Siddur: With its phrase-by-phrase translation�directly beneath the original Hebrew, the reader can recite the Kinnos in Hebrew while easily following�the English translation. Also includes the complete interlinear translation of the prayer service for Tishah�B�Av, interlinear Megillas Eichah, Torah readings of the day, and laws of the fast. Available in both�nusach Ashkenaz and Sefard.

The Kleinman Edition Midrash Rabbah on Megillas Eichah: Share the Sages� profound insights on the�Churban itself and on the events that led to the catastrophe. This magnificent work, available in both full�and compact sizes, includes a chart showing the parallels between selected Kinnos and the Midrash�itself, which greatly enhances the recital of Kinnos on Tishah B�Av.

Tishah B�Av: Text, Readings, Insights by Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer and Rabbi Shimon Finkelman: An�inspiring collection to enrich the day, this classic work includes historical background, insights into the�Churban, and selected laws and customs.

Touched by Their Tears: A Kinnos Companion: Bestselling author Rabbi Yechiel Spero explains selected�Kinnos and illustrates their message with powerful true stories that bring them to life.

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