Rosh Chodesh Av

 יוֹצֵ֥ר אוֹר֙ וּבוֹרֵ֣א חֹ֔שֶׁךְ עֹשֶׂ֥ה שָׁל֖וֹם וּב֣וֹרֵא רָ֑ע אֲנִ֥י ה' עֹשֶׂ֥ה כׇל־אֵֽלֶּה׃

I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create separation; I am the LORD, that doeth all these things. (Isaiah 45:7)

Chodesh Menachem Av Tov!

May we be zocheh to have all inauthenticity stripped and washed away so we may come face to face with the mourning we need to do in this time of sadness, so that we can move from the darkness of the pain of separation - from ourselves, from others, from G!d - to the light of shalom/peace/wholeness - from Tisha B'Av to Tu B'Av.