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Don’t think of mourning as the opposite of joy, by Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein July 31, 2024
"...The month of Av begins with deep mourning, particularly during the first nine days when we put joyous occasions on hold. The grief peaks on Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month, a day that gathers all our collective sorrows into one heavy moment. We remember...many other heartaches. The weight of our history presses down on us, demanding that we face our pain head-on.
...Joy, he says, is not merely the absence of sorrow, but the presence of a deeper connection that transcends our immediate circumstances. And in Jewish tradition, our joy is inherently collective. “The festivals as described in Deuteronomy are days of joy, precisely because they are occasions of collective celebration,” he writes. In our shared connection with God and each other, we discover a communal joy that carries us through even the toughest times..."
https://www.jta.org/2024/07/31/ideas/dont-think-of-mourning-as-the-opposite-of-joy
#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #Jewish #Yahrzeit #Yizkor
"...The month of Av begins with deep mourning, particularly during the first nine days when we put joyous occasions on hold. The grief peaks on Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month, a day that gathers all our collective sorrows into one heavy moment. We remember...many other heartaches. The weight of our history presses down on us, demanding that we face our pain head-on.
...Joy, he says, is not merely the absence of sorrow, but the presence of a deeper connection that transcends our immediate circumstances. And in Jewish tradition, our joy is inherently collective. “The festivals as described in Deuteronomy are days of joy, precisely because they are occasions of collective celebration,” he writes. In our shared connection with God and each other, we discover a communal joy that carries us through even the toughest times..."
https://www.jta.org/2024/07/31/ideas/dont-think-of-mourning-as-the-opposite-of-joy
#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #Jewish #Yahrzeit #Yizkor