Why does the Jewish people continue to observe fast days commemorating tragedies that happened thousands of years ago? This Daily Rambam lesson explores the deeper purpose of the fasts: not simply to remember suffering, but to awaken our hearts to teshuvah and reflect on the actions that led to those events. The lesson also examines the laws and customs of Tisha B’Av, the ways we continue to remember the destruction of Jerusalem, and the extraordinary promise that in the Messianic era, these days of mourning will ultimately be transformed into days of joy and celebration.
