Most internet influencers acquire an audience by emoting more positivity in a single Insta post than the average person can conjure in a week…but on edJEWcation, that’s not how we roll, thus the title of this week's episode, where we will discuss two supremely depressing topics.

For the first topic, we discuss the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar, the three weeks and the holiday of Tisha B’av (which happens to be the day this episode is released). This is an annual mourning period during which Jews mourn the destruction of the first and second temples, along with numerous other tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people.

Then, for the parsha, we will discuss Genesis 23, the story of Sarah’s death and Abraham’s acquisition of the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

For everyone honoring the holiday today…we hope you have an easy fast and enjoyed your ashy egg last night (it's an inside joke).

This week's Parsha - Genesis 23