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Book of Lamentations in Tanakh

Written by Yirmiahu the prophet, in Aleph Bet format. Lamenting the imminent destruction of the Beis Hamikdash and exile from the land due to our sin, the Megilla was burnt by Yehoyakim the King of Judah who was unwilling to accept reprimand and it was rewritten. Read on the Fast of Tisha b'Av.

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Lesson of Eicha

Of course it is a poignant account of the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem, but what deeper message(s) does Eichah teach us? Other than the testimony it provides, why was it chosen to be read on the night of Tish'ah BeAv?
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