In the weeks leading up to Tisha b’Av, the mourning of the destruction of the Temple, we took a close look at fundamental rituals and celebrations, once centered in the Temple, that the Rabbis reinvented to provide a promising Jewish future.
Dr. David Kraemer is a professor of Talmud and rabbinics and the Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian at JTS. In the first part of this series, we discussed daily worship and prayer. Part of our Summer 2020 Lunch & Learn Series.