Sun, Jun 28
|Ohel Eidot CHeMDaT"A
Pre-Three Weeks Lunch & Learn 5786
Bookended between two fasts: The 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av, Join Rabbi Shais and a guest Eidot CHeMDaT"A Rabbi as we explore the Jewish period of mourning known as the “Three Weeks” and its powerful connection to Frederick Douglass’s historic speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
Time & Location
Jun 28, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
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About The Event
This Lunch & Learn will explore the Jewish observance of the “Three Weeks,” the period between the fasts of the 17th of Tammuz and Tisha B’Av that commemorates destruction, displacement, and communal tragedy in Jewish history. Traditionally a time of mourning and reflection, the Three Weeks asks difficult questions about societal division, moral failure, and the consequences of injustice left unaddressed.
We will place these themes in conversation with Frederick Douglass’s landmark 1852 address, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” In that speech, Douglass challenged America to confront the contradiction between its stated ideals of freedom and the lived reality of slavery and racial oppression. His words continue to resonate as a call for honesty, accountability, and collective responsibility.
Through discussion and learning, we invite participants curiosities around:
How communities remember historical trauma and resilience
The role of lament, reflection, and truth-telling in social change
Shared experiences of…