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Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why Jews Still Cry Over the Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem
Why continue mourning over the destruction of a building that happened so long ago?
News | The Temple Mount
Ben Gvir Ascends Temple Mount on 9 B’Av to Show Who’s in Charge
“It is not a crime to pray, bow, or bring religious texts to our sacred site.”
Politics | Opinion
Israel: Who is actually doing the burning?
What is arguably the most often cited lesson of Jewish history can be boiled down to two words: sinat chinam or
Miscellaneous | Judaism
18 Tisha B'Av Facts Every Jew Should Know
It is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
What Is Tisha B’Av?
Why do we mourn on Tisha b'Av? A historical overview and a digest of the day's laws.
News | News
UNPACKED – This Tisha B’Av, Jews are wondering, what’s next?
UNPACKED – This Tisha B’Av, Jews are wondering, what’s next? By Sara Himeles and John Kunza “My eyes are spent with tears, my heart burns, my being melts away over the ruin of my poor people.” These words from Eicha (the Book of Lamentations
History | Archeology
Elder Of Ziyon - Israel always reveals the best archaeological finds before Tisha B'Av
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | Israel
'People are awakening to the Temple Mount' - Inside Israel
Hundreds of Jews ascended the Temple Mount this morning on the occasion of the Tisha B'Av fast, when the people of Israel mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples.
History | History
Lamentation: The Second Temple-era list of Temple priestly families from a stone tablet in Yemen
Tonight and tomorrow is Tisha B’Av, the saddest day of the Jewish calendar that commemorates the destruction of the two Temples and many other tragedies that befell the Jews throughout the centuries.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
18 Tisha B'Av Facts Every Jew Should Know
Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of Av, is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Preparing for Tisha B’Av During a World Pandemic - A 25-hour period of fasting and reflection begins on Wednesday night,
Every year, Jews around the world don non-leather shoes, and make their way to synagogues and Chabad centers for evening services, followed by the mournful reading of Eichah (the book of Lamentations), the slim volume in which the prophet Jeremiah mourns the impending destruction
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
Muslims Riot as Jews Peacefully Mourn the Destruction of the Temple
Israeli forces were needed to protect Jews peacefully walking around Jerusalem's Old City walls to commemorate the destruction of Jerusalem.
