The Loss of Moses and the Destruction of the Temples

Tisha B'Av has been associated with tragedy after tragedy as Jewish time has unfurled. The traditional explanation for these calamities was that the Jewish people had incurred God's wrath by not treating one another well. But Moses' fruitless pleading with God was not the end of the story, nor were the sieges on our temples. In both cases, a next day dawned, and a new people of Israel emerged.