Q&A: Tisha B'Av
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Tisha B'Av
Question
How and over what am I supposed to cry on Tisha B'Av? I don't know what the exile of the Divine Presence means, and I don't feel that I am in exile.
Answer
If you don't feel it, that's excellent. Then you have something to cry about: being disconnected from reality.
Discussion on Answer
Is Michi's answer correct for every year, or only this year?
It's correct for every year. It's just that asking this question this year is a particularly strong kind of disconnection. We definitely have not been redeemed. We are still very far from that.
Should I cry over my own situation? Did they set aside one day a year for people to cry over me?