Tisha B'Av
Hopefully this will be the first and last 'real' Tisha B'Av after October 7 - opinion
For the first time, I truly understood what it means to mourn for the destruction of the Temple, for the loss of our homeland, and for the countless lives that have been taken in the name of hatred.
Tu B'Av: Everything you need to know about the Jewish holiday of love and romance - explainer
Tisha B'Av is the time for some serious soul-searching - opinion
Iran plans to attack Israel on Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of disaster - report
Lamentations at Rabin’s tomb link Tisha Be’av to modern tragedies
A young man was playing a somber tune on a piano as dozens of people waited for the chanting of lamentations to start.
We need to talk about Israel. Tisha B’Av’s central text suggests ‘how’
The first word of the Book of Lamentations, the central text of this week’s Tisha B’Av fast, is “eicha,” or "how" – a harbinger to Israel's current situation.
To prevent another Tisha Be'av, we must learn something from the past - opinion
If the parties internalize and converge, on this Tisha Be'av, we will be able to feel that we have learned something from the past and will not repeat the mistakes of our ancestors.
During the three weeks: Is it permissible to celebrate a wedding during these days?
How Nathan Fielder’s show ‘The Rehearsal’ made me appreciate Tisha Be’av
With all the real tsuris in the world, why would we intentionally afflict ourselves over a calamity that happened 2,000 years ago?
Tragedies from the past, the present... and the future?
It is easy for us to take on three weeks of mourning, nine days of added stringencies, and a full day of crying, fasting and praying, and then move on with our lives.
Temple Mount orgs. on Tisha Be'av: Come up even if you might need to drink
"This year too, on Tisha Be'av, we can progress significantly on the Temple Mount! I won't go into more detail. Everything is dependent on the number of pilgrims."
Tisha B’Av and the Power of Mourning
What did Jerusalem look like at the time of the original Tisha Be'av?
To this day, the day that marked this destruction, the 9th of Av in the Jewish calendar, has been a day of fast and mourning.
This Tisha Be'av let's recite prayers for the current crises in the world
Keep in mind that the events of 2020 and of 70 are distant chronologically, but that they are similar in several ways.
Tisha Be’av at the Kotel, 1967
The atmosphere of celebration in Jerusalem was intoxicating. Jerusalem was intact and ours!
