Monday: July 19

In addition to our regular shiurim, the early part of the day was loaded with special programs and presentations in advance of Tisha B’Av. Foremost among them was an extremely moving and powerful talk from Rav Binny Freedman.

Rabbi Freedman is the Rosh Yeshiva of Orayta in the Old City and the founding director of Israelight. He spoke about Jewish loss and sacrifice in recent history, and inspired the group with his integration of biblical texts and real life fulfillments of the words of Tanach. In the afternoon, we heard from Rav Benjy Kwalwasser and Rav Gedaliah Hochberg with some final messages before the start of the the fast.