Here I Mourn

Tishah B’Av, 5755. Johns Hopkins University.
The air was muggy and still, like the world was subdued. The winding cement path leading to the Hillel house was illuminated by garden lights. I hurried along, feeling like I was the only creature daring to move on that hot, humid night.
I’d been learning with students from Johns Hopkins for about a year. Sarah, my steady chavrusa, had asked me to come by Tishah B’Av night.
“We’re having a special program. It’s a summer term so there won’t be that many students, and it would be great if you could be there.”

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