Windshield or Rearview Mirror?

There are two ways to be sad on Tisha B’Av: the “rearview mirror” approach and the “windshield” approach. Rabbi Shais Taub explains in his weekly parsha class. Full Story, Video

July 24, 2020 – 3 Av 5780

There are two ways to be sad on Tisha B’Av: the “rearview mirror” approach and the “windshield” approach. Rabbi Shais Taub explains in his weekly parsha class. Full Story, Video

We look at two perspectives on Jewish identity. What is the difference between being Jewish “in spite of” and being Jewish “because of”? What is the difference between mourning and yearning? And why does Jewish identity, like a car, need to have both a “windshield” and a “rearview mirror”?

Based on Shabbos Chazon, Tisha B’Av Nidche, 5748, Hisva’aduyos pp. 114-121.