Serieses in on The 17th of Tamuz
Lessons on The 17th of Tamuz

What's Fasting Got to Do With It?
A day of fasting in the Jewish calendar – such as this Sunday's Fast of Tammuz – is not one of dieting, but rather a day of introspection and teshuva (contrition and remorse). We are not fasting for something far-removed from ourselves, but rather for our situation this very day.
Rabbi Yaakov Ariel | Tammuz 16 5782

Sad to Die in the Middle of Tamuz?
At first glance, it seems that the purpose of the month of Tamuz is to make us depressed. How should we relate too this month?
Rabbi Haggai Lundin
3. Shiva Asar Be-Tamuz
Chapter 6: The Four Fasts Commemorating the Destruction of the Temple
The Sages state in the Mishna: Five tragic events befell our forefathers on the seventeenth of Tamuz.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 12 5782
Book Burning and the 17th of Tammuz
A hallmark of all repressive regimes is burning books. One of the tragedies that we mourn on the 17th of Tammuz is the burning of the Torah - the ultimate repression of the ultimate book.
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Tammuz 15 5781
