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Tisha B’Av is the Jewish fast day mourning the many tragedies that befell the Jewish people on this date, most significantly, the destruction of the First and Second Beit Hamikdash (Temples). Tisha B’Av is preceded by a period of three weeks of mourning, with even further restrictions taking place the nine days immediately before the fast. Below is a collection of Tisha B’Av lesson plans, videos, and articles created by The Lookstein Center staff or contributed to the site by Jewish educators.

This summer, Tikvah Online Academy is offering the highest-level seminars in the world for middle school and high school students interested in Jewish ideas, Zionism, and American democracy. Small classes, master teachers, and spirited discussions—all online.

It’s no secret that Shavuot is Sefaria’s favorite holiday. While the ways we encounter Torah may be different this year, our passion for learning remains. Sefaria’s Learning Department has been gathering resources to help you prepare for Shavuot with your students and community.

Dear Reader, These days we are wondering how you and your colleagues are coping, with the global Covid-19 pandemic having a growing effect on our profession each day. We keep seeking for ways to help the professional community of teacher educators around the world, through and with The Jewish Portal of Teacher Education. To this end, we would greatly appreciate if you could write us your thoughts, suggestions, requests - and we promise to consider and discuss all of them. We would also love to learn about the use you make and the experience you have with this Portal - during regular times and especially during this challenging global Corona crisis. You can contact us simply by replying to jedportal@macam.ac.il Thank you and best wishes, Dr. Sara Ziv, Head of MOFET's International Department​ Penny Barsimantov, Coordinator of MOFET's International Portals