The Green-Wood Cemetery will host unique Tisha B’Av Lamentations service
The Green-Wood Cemetery will be host to a new event on Monday — Lament at Green-Wood — to commemorate one of the most solemn days on the Hebrew calendar. Lament at Green-Wood will commemorate The Ninth of Av (Tisha b’Av), in partnership with Because Jewish, an organization that curates emotional, intellectual and spiritual explorations of God, faith and Judaism in the modern world.
Tisha b’Av marks the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem and the loss of an ancient and sacred civilization. A stunning and historic site, Green-Wood’s grounds will provide participants with a unique entry into the meaning of this holy day and the sacredness of life.
Tisha B’Av is traditionally a day of fasting and reciting the Book of Lamentations. Lament at Green-Wood will feature traditional and contemporary meditations on mourning, remembrance and hope.