Tomorrow night at camp we will be observing the Jewish un-holiday of Tisha B'Av, the ninth of the Hebrew month of Av. This is a day on or around which anywhere from six to countless (depending on the source you consult) horrific events in Jewish history took place, including but not limited to:
*the destruction of the First Temple
*the destruction of the Second Temple
*the Spanish Inquisition and resulting Jewish exile
*the Warsaw Ghetto uprising
*the start of the second intifadah
*the Lebanon war
Just when Shabbat was over and I thought I would have a moment to catch my breath I realized that this observance will be taking place and that I will need to plan and execute a 90-minute, age-appropriate, engaging program on this overwhelmingly devastating topic. That's my project for today. Very appropriately, the weather here in Yosemite is not the standard mid-July hot and sunny but rather is cold, humid, and overcast. Even the sky has a heavy heart today it seems...
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