This morning we discuss the complexity and contradictory messages of this Shabbat before Tisha B'Av, known as Shabbat Chazon. The Haftorah from Isaiah, which give the is Shabbat its name, is accusatory and cynical, though it contains elements of hopefulness and the promise of reconciliation. This foreshadows Eichah, the Book of Lamentations we read on Tisha B'Av this Wednesday night, and the Kinnot, poems of of sadness and mourning we say Thursday morning, both of which end with the promise of redemption and return to intimacy and harmony (may it come soon!). From here we derive a practical lesson applicable to all of us, to make our words to others more successfully heard, and heeded.

Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.

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