Posts Tagged: Tisha B’Av fast
Israel’s Chief Rabbi Says Coronavirus Patients Not Permitted to Fast on Tisha B’Av
Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi, David Lau, issued guidelines on Monday that stated coronavirus patients and those with possible symptoms of the disease were prohibited from...
Israelis Attend Tisha B’Av Prayer Services at Western Wall Following Weeks of Jerusalem Tensions
Thousands of Jews attended prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to observe the start of the Tisha B'av fasting day on Monday night, days...
Tisha B’Av and the Threat of a New Holocaust
On Sunday we will mark Tisha B'Av (pushed off a day so as not to be on Shabbat.) It is the saddest day of the...
