{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Derech from Exploring Judaism","slug":"the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833","podcast_index_feed_id":7726833,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thedailyderech-ej/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.exploringjudaism.org/thedailyderech","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thedailyderech-ej/20260226_090231_62c1ab7a1f25331dc45b774eb181f63a.png","author":"Exploring Judaism","episode_count":120,"summary":"The Daily Derech is an opportunity for anyone to gain insight into the weekly Torah portion, learn Jewish law, and deepen their spiritual practice. A project of ExploringJudaism.org and Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein (Temple of Aaron)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T18:19:24.739829+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833"},"episode":{"title":"The Mourning of Tisha B'Av | July 23, 2026","slug":"the-mourning-of-tisha-b-av-july-23-2026","published_at":"2026-07-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833/the-mourning-of-tisha-b-av-july-23-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thedailyderech-ej/3014353","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/375185/3014353/thedailyderech-ej/2026_07_23_03_09_07_27421ccb-3834-4017-8d18-a216eadc7554.mp3","summary":"See today's text here ! In this episode of The Daily Derech , Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein explores the opening verse of Eicha for Tisha B’Av, the halachot of Tisha B’Av, and a teaching from the Talmud about mourning Jerusalem as the path to redemption. Focusing on Eicha’s description of Jerusalem as “like a widow,” Rabbi Rubenstein explains Rashi’s teaching that God’s absence is temporary rather than permanent. Even in exile and destruction, the verse contains hope that the relationship between God and the Jewish people will ultimately be restored. The halachic section reviews Tisha B’Av’s purpose, its five primary afflictions, customs of mourning, and the restriction against regular Torah study, limiting learning to subjects connected with destruction and mourning. Drawing from the Talmud, Rabbi Rubenstein teaches that sincerely mourning Jerusalem prepares a person to appreciate and help bring about its future redemption. Acknowledging loss gives purpose and resolve to rebuild a stronger Jewish future. Today's text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yVwm_GzaCXQ-mhVF1NBIlitv6DFhbOkD/view?usp=sharing Learn more at exploringjudaism.org/thedailyderech and reach out to Rabbi Rubenstein here .","meta_description":"See today's text here ! In this episode of The Daily Derech , Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein explores the opening verse of Eicha for Tisha B’Av, the halachot of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":914,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833/episodes/the-mourning-of-tisha-b-av-july-23-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-derech-from-exploring-judaism-7726833/the-mourning-of-tisha-b-av-july-23-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}