All posts tagged as: Tisha B’Av
Long lost Honda reappears, destroys tone of this somber day
Almost 3 years, ago, the week my block came in at #21 in Time Out New York’s Most Desirable Blocks, my car was stolen from from said block. We loved it very much. Amanda went through the 12 Stages of Grieving.
It was a white Honda Accord and as NY’s most stolen car brand, we had no hope of seeing it again. But today, on Tisha B’Av, theoretically the “saddest day of the Jewish year,” word comes from the NYPD that they have found our car, not only in one piece, but in better condition than we last saw it. The cops described it as a “racecar.” Thus redeeming our faith in New York’s Finest, challenging our relationship with Zipcar, and perhaps validating Conservative Judaism’s notion that the second half of Tisha B’Av is a time for rebuilding (and eating).
Post-Tisha B’Av plans involve Leonard Cohen
Tisha B’Av–the second most-observed fast day in the Jewish tradition after Yom Kippur–falls out this year on Wednesday Night/Thursday, July 30th-31st. On Saturday, August 1st, PBS will air Leonard Cohen’s performance from London. Guess what I’ll be doing after shabbat… Great stuff on Tisha B’Av at My Jewish Learning. My summary below. Read More »