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Your Tisha B'Av Survival Guide is here.

This year, don’t just go through the motions. We’ve put together everything you need for a meaningful Tisha B’Av, in one easy package.

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We thought about what we would want — to help us to make the most of Tisha B’Av — and we’ve gathered it for you in this one easy package. It’s not overwhelming, it’s just genuinely high-quality content that is easy to consume and will leave you feeling inspired. And it’s completely free when you start a free trial with Aleph Beta. Free! If you don’t like it, you can cancel your subscription before your free trial ends, and you won’t ever be charged. There’s NO risk.

And did we mention that by subscribing to Aleph Beta, you’re supporting a nonprofit organization that is committed to delivering exceptional Torah content to you and users around the world?

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It doesn’t end with the fast

The day brought you here. Membership will get you through the year.

Tisha B’Av brought you to Aleph Beta — but there’s so much more waiting for you to discover. Close, beautiful readings of the text, ready for every Shabbos and every chag. Designed to fit seamlessly into your life.

And it all fits in your pocket

Learn on the train, in the kitchen, on a walk — the whole library in the Aleph Beta app.

Why do you charge for Torah?

Well...Aleph Beta is a nonprofit. But we don’t do a lot of fundraising — no galas, no appeals, no ads. Instead, we turn to you, the people we actually serve, and ask for your partnership. So don’t think of membership as a fee. Think of it as a small monthly donation to support the scholars, editors and animators who make this Torah. That said, money should never be the reason you can’t learn. If the price is a barrier — for any reason, in any season of life — Aleph Beta is free for you. No application essay, no proof, no awkward conversation.

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Don't sit with the day alone.

Join Aleph Beta, and let this Tisha B'Av actually mean something.

Become A Member

Cancel anytime · scholarships always available

Why do you charge for Torah?

Those who can, carry those who can’t.

Rabbi David Fohrman is the founder and lead scholar at Aleph Beta. Over the last two decades, he’s pioneered a way of reading Biblical text that feels both rigorous and revelatory. Through Aleph Beta, he’s given expression to that, developing what is now a vast library of content, spanning all types of media: animated videos, podcasts and books. He’s also embarked on an effort to train a team of Torah scholars adept at the close-reading methodology he’s pioneered – and their work can be found at Aleph Beta, too.

Prior to his founding of Aleph Beta, Rabbi Fohrman served as a senior editor and writer for the ArtScroll Talmud Project. He also taught Biblical themes as adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins University, where he had earlier received a Master’s degree in Western intellectual history. Rabbi Fohrman received his rabbinical and Talmudic training at the Ner Israel Rabbinical College, but some of his earliest and most profound exposure to Biblical text analysis came from his encounters with Rabbi Yosef Leibowitz, in his childhood years in Northern California.

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Your Tisha B'Av Survival Guide is here.

This year, don’t just go through the motions. We’ve put together everything you need for a meaningful Tisha B’Av, in one easy package.

Your Tisha B'Av Survival Guide is here.

This year, don’t just go through the motions. We’ve put together everything you need for a meaningful Tisha B’Av, in one easy package.

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Not just a library to watch — a different relationship with the text

The day brought you here. Membership will get you through the year.

And it all fits in your pocket

Why do you charge for Torah?

Don't sit with the day alone.

Don't sit with the day alone.

Your Tisha B'Av Survival Guide is here.

This year, don’t just go through the motions. We’ve put together everything you need for a meaningful Tisha B’Av, in one easy package.

Your Tisha B'Av Survival Guide is here.

This year, don’t just go through the motions. We’ve put together everything you need for a meaningful Tisha B’Av, in one easy package.

Top Tisha B’Av Videos

Tisha B'Av After October 7th

Tisha B'Av Sinat Chinam Guide for Kids

Shir Hamaalot: Planting With Tears

How Am I Supposed To Appreciate The Loss Of The Beit HaMikdash?

How Israel Split And The Road To Tisha B’Av

Not just a library to watch — a different relationship with the text

The day brought you here. Membership will get you through the year.

And it all fits in your pocket

Why do you charge for Torah?

Don't sit with the day alone.

Don't sit with the day alone.

What's Included?

Guide to Megillat Eicha

4 Top-Watched Videos

Resources for Kids

Rabbi Fohrman