Rabbi David Shapiro
Pre-Tisha b’Av Shiur: Aveilut or Teshuvah?
Day of Mourning, Day of Repentance
Analyzing the two haftarot of the day (Shacharit and Minchah), we will reflect on the relationship of these two motifs of Tisha b’Av. Our exploration will include relevant passages from the Talmud and from Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
Sunday, July 18, 8:15 PM
Private home, Brookline
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Open to men and women
$15
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Rabbi David Shapiro is Rosh Yeshiva of Maimonides School and holds the Rabbi Yitzhak Twersky Chair in Talmud and Jewish Thought. He served as the school’s principal for more than 20 years, and is the author of Mei-apheila Le-Or Gadol: Rabbi Joseph B.
Soloveitchik on Pesach, Sefirat ha-Omer and Shavu’ot.