Crash Course on Tisha B'Av

by Rabbi Avraham Goldhar

A fascinating overview capturing the meaning of the holiday.

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Published: August 7, 2011

Rabbi Avraham Goldhar is the Founder of the Goldhar School, Home of the Fastest Jewish Education on Earth! www.goldharschool.com

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Visitor Comments: 33

(29) Anonymous, July 29, 2012 11:39 PM

Perfect

Great job Rabbi. You made a very difficult subject easy to understand, yet still very meaningful. Perfect.

(28) James, July 29, 2012 1:34 PM

Shalom, Everything that you say it was quite amazing, I am a african American

(27) Aryeh, July 29, 2012 5:46 AM

Love it, Love it, Love it....

Reb Avraham. What would we do without you??? Your the best! Next Year in Yerushalaim!!!

(26) pastorrobertbell, July 27, 2012 1:51 PM

food for my Soul

Thank you, Rabbi Goldhar, this is power pack within itself. Wow, very intense, I just sent this course to twitter. This is food for my Soul, WE PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM.

(25) Rachel, July 27, 2012 4:31 AM

THANK YOU

Thank you so much! That was an amazing crash course! So much in six minutes, and yet so simple and clear.

(24) Anonymous, July 24, 2012 3:14 PM

Very well done! Thank you

(23) Anonymous, August 9, 2011 8:06 PM

He is speaking way too fast for someone to understand what he is saying. It is not clear. If someone is not knowledgeable on the subject they will not understand.

Karen, July 27, 2012 12:47 PM

Great teaching

The advantage of the video is that you can listen to it several times. He isnt teaching too fast.

Anonymous, July 27, 2012 4:52 PM

objection to your comment

Educators say that as we get older we have to repeat over and over until the simplest learning registers. Rabbi Goldhar's Crash Course on Tisha B'Av is very clear and most understandable and done extrememly well as a "crash course".

Anonymous, July 28, 2012 7:31 PM

LISTEN AGAIN...AND AGAIN!

learn to concentrate, listen again, over and over until you understand!

(22) Debbie, August 9, 2011 11:13 AM

Why not mention the more "modern" disasters as well?!

The fate of Judaism in Spain and WWII, just to mention two that also the less / not yet religious can connect to and that are very good reasons for this day of mourning. As well as a sign that we'd better not lose sight of what's important, even in "modern" times.

(21) huna friedland, August 9, 2011 8:11 AM

concise/informative

concise & informative

(20) Dina, August 9, 2011 2:29 AM

Thank you Rabbi Goldhar for this very clear and informative crash course! Although I BH had the opportunity to attend Jewish schools, it still doesn't hurt to review my heritage

(19) Solomon, August 9, 2011 2:24 AM

This video was fantastic! It was brief, factual and to the point. You presented the information in an easy, functional way. Thank you!

(18) Binyamin Dov Silver, August 9, 2011 2:15 AM

Wow

Such a wonderful overview that provides a lot of information is such a short amount of time. Thank you!

(17) rivka, August 9, 2011 2:11 AM

excellent - thank you!

This crash course was so well done. Each sentence was cinscie but loaded with information and insight. Thnak you!

(16) Debra, August 9, 2011 2:04 AM

Very well explained and said for those who do not know and want to understand the true meaning of TishaB'Av

(15) ruchie, August 9, 2011 1:18 AM

very informative. Thankyou very much. Continue to teach so we as a Jewish Nation will grow together as one nation

(14) Sima, August 9, 2011 1:16 AM

Best crash course!

(13) Pastor Kevin McKoy, August 8, 2011 6:21 PM

Thank you for this crash course on Tisha B'Av. It's very informative and I will take part in this season of mourning with my Jewish brothers and sisters. In brief, we have been divided long enough... "Next Year In Yerushalayim"!

(12) Maureen Rodriguez, August 8, 2011 3:31 PM

So Interesting!!

I am not Jewish, but I am very pro Jewish. This taught me a lot. I appreciate it very much. I can use this myself to become closer to God. Thank you so much!

(11) miri, August 8, 2011 2:56 PM

great speech

Dear Rabbe , we are in depth of ignorence from people to recogenize the all mighty G-d is in the absenty mind of the people now days and yet, there are a lot stream of people who are taking steps forward to learn , to know and recogeniz the upper hand of G-d in the Univers. unfurtunatly, there is so much negativity going on around in many places in the world that may bring another calamity and catesrophe in the world because of all the sins such as greed, hate, ego, adultry and so forth. i'm terribley worried about the people, animals, and mother nature!!! we need people like you to go outthere and raise a voise. and people who are concern about the impending disaster to the entire world. we need to employ people who who shows emphaty to emphasize the greatest lost and casuality to all human kind. please rabbi do something and recruit people of all level of background relate to all people of all stratification of stage level in order to teach and guide them . impiously, people are worsen in every part of life ,people focus to have fun and good time that mostly centers in physical form of illicity and indecency and so on . we need bravery people to commit to that mission and speak up without any fear . just speak up and guide people hte best way to get closer to our creator .

(10) Anonymous, August 8, 2011 2:45 PM

Very informative - an excellent summary! Thank you

(9) Louise, August 8, 2011 3:09 AM

Action

This message has taken me beyond "motivation", into a place where I actively take what I have learned to heart; applying it that the Lord, God my be honored and glorified.

(8) Conrad Perl, August 8, 2011 2:38 AM

Very well done!

The video is very well done. It clearly makes the points of ponder and tells me what actions to take.

(7) Wm. R. Kenny, August 7, 2011 8:16 PM

well organized and incisive information.

(6) Mandy, August 7, 2011 8:01 PM

As always - terrific!

You are number one Avraham!!!

(5) Chana Gross, August 7, 2011 6:31 PM

I really liked your tisha B'av history lesson. It was presented beautifully, and gave me good , new insights. Thank you. Regards. Y0ur neighbor from the Old city, Yerushalayim. Chana

Avraham Goldhar, August 8, 2011 3:21 AM

Great to hear from you!

Hi Chana, It's great to hear from you. Thank you for your feedback. Regards to Avery. Avraham

(4) luette, August 7, 2011 3:38 PM

Crash Course

excellent comentary!

(3) rosemary goldhar, August 7, 2011 3:12 PM

tremendous amount of information.. very well donethanks

(2) Abbie Adler, August 7, 2011 3:12 PM

the best explanation

Avraham Goldhar always gets to the guts of his subject in his series of Crash Courses. Why didn't my Sunday School Teacher do that? It's obviously so easy to understand when you have a good teacher. Looking forward to more of Avraham Goldhar's Crash Courses.

(1) Anonymous, August 7, 2011 10:47 AM

Have seen several of Rabbi Avrahma Goldhar's videos. Am very impressed by them and hope they do enable many to understand their Jewish heritage.

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Rabbi Avraham Goldhar has amazed audiences around the world with his ability to break down and simplify complex subject matter. He is the founder of the Goldhar School, home of the Fastest Jewish Education on Earth. He trains students, teachers and professionals in his breakthrough methods to help them achieve greater academic success. For more information, visit goldharschool.com.