https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/three-weeks-of-poetry-a-closer-look-at-the-kinnot--7146085enJudaismCopyright Torah in Motionhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9b0799c24050de57f1b85f0388b9a11c.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/three-weeks-of-poetry-a-closer-look-at-the-kinnot--7146085Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:37:51 +0000Torah in MotionTorah in Motionpodcasts@torahinmotion.orgJoin Rabbi Kelman for Three Weeks of Poetry a daily podcast from 17 Tammuz through 9 Av. In each episode (generally between 20–25 minutes) we will explore one of the kinnot for Tisha B’av; its literary style, themes, historical context, the meaning of...false77ff60b4-f895-5e7a-bdf8-108d7fd7228cepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-when-will-the-kinnot-end-the-horrors-of-october-7--73115349https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73115349Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:37:15 +0000Torah in MotionThese two moving kinnot written by survivors of the Nachal Oz and Kfar Aza ask as Yirmiyahu did, Eicha, How can it be? How can it be?1145false119fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-mourning-the-loss-of-six-million-of-our-people--73107696
In this powerful kinah we mourn a tragedy greater than the destruction of the Temple and pray for peace for the Jewish people.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73107696Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:33:52 +0000Torah in MotionEicha Tifarteinu In this powerful kinah we mourn a tragedy greater than the destruction of the Temple and pray for peace for the Jewish people.
In this powerful kinah we mourn a tragedy greater than the destruction of the Temple and pray for peace for the Jewish people.]]>1411false118fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-there-is-nothing-left-to-say--73089270https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73089270Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:04:28 +0000Torah in MotionTraditionally Eli Tzion is the last of the kinnot (though no longer). As words cannot adequacy describe the loss thy paytan (liturgical poet) with an alphabetical acrostic lists all that is lost ending with a plea for G-d to hear our prayers. 753false117fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-the-two-exoduses-from-glory-to-tragedy--73067853https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73067853Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:09:15 +0000Torah in MotionThis kinnah compares the Exodus from Egypt with the Expulsion from Jerusalem, lamenting all that was lost as triumph turned to tears.1010false116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-rising-from-the-grave--73054391https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73054391Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:04:37 +0000Torah in MotionOur ancestors are awoken by Yirmiyahs to plead on behalf of their children. But their children continue to sin and the merit of our ancestors has long expired. 1623false115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-the-rhineland-is-in-flames-the-crusades-of-1096--73021322https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73021322Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:03:28 +0000Torah in MotionThis kinnah provides eyewitness accounts of the destruction of the flourishing communities of  Speyer, Worms sand Magence. We will discuss the heart rendering debates as to the appropriateness of committing suicide of oneself and family rather than...1429false114fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-al-ben-ubat-two-beautiful-siblings-die--73016580]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73016580Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:30:12 +0000Torah in MotionIn today’s kinnah we focus on the sale into slavery of the son and daughter of Rabbi Yishmael and their tragic deaths. ]]>720false113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-the-ten-martyrs--72982819https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72982819Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:00:02 +0000Torah in MotionThe story of the 10 martyrs is recounted–in very different ways–twice a year. Once on Yom Kippur and again on Tisha b’Av. We will discuss the links between the story of Yosef, making a widow wait and the deaths of Rabbi Yishamel and Rabi Shimon. 1610false112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-your-justice-our-shame--72969138https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72969138Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:16:05 +0000Torah in MotionHow do we make peace with our own failings? What do we do when we desire mercy but receive Justice? 1447false111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-v-ata-amarta-more-broken-promises--72949397https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72949397Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:14:54 +0000Torah in MotionDespite the fact that God does not keep His word, the paytan lays the blame on the Jewish people. How can the covenant remain intact when promises are broken?1123false110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-woe-unto-me-the-pain-of-hunger--72940484https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72940484Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:38:01 +0000Torah in MotionThe real human cost of the destructions of the temples is sometimes lost in our desire to make it meaningful for Judaism as a whole. Rav Elazar Hakalir brings us right back into the awful pain and hunger of the day. 1193false19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-the-enemy-enters-titus-in-the-temple--72891077

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threw it away. This is the mourning of a people who woke up too late to what they'd lost.

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threw it away. This is the mourning of a people who woke up too late to what they'd lost.

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