9 Days, 9 Thoughts: Day 1

“Tisha B’Av is a day of mourning, a day of destruction. But the antithesis is also possible as well. And that’s what we’re aiming for.” Kicking off our 9 Days, 9 Thoughts series—featuring nine personal reflections from OU educators and leaders across our programs leading up to Tisha B’Av—Rabbi Andrew Israeli, Assistant Director of NCSY Kollel, reflects on how, even during the Nine Days, there’s room to build. Through growth, connection, and purpose, we begin to reverse the very destruction we’re mourning.