Hurricane Supplication Day, Erev Tisha B’Av
The Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas Crystal Gade, on ‘Synagogue Hill’, St. ThomasToday is Virgin Island Hurricane Supplication Day, an occasion to recognize the potentially destructive power of nature, and give voice to our hopes and prayers to be spared the brunt of any storm to come. That same evening is also Erev Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, remembrance of the destruction of […]