Posts Tagged: Tisha B’Av
Amid Horrific Murder, Tisha B’Av Is a Call for Jewish Unity
The murder of yeshiva student Dvir Sorek of Ofra, north of Jerusalem, on the Seventh of Av is a stark reminder of the danger of...
Israeli Chess Prodigy Refuses to Compete in Championships Set on Yom Kippur, Tisha B’Av
A chess prodigy from Israel has turned down the opportunity to compete in chess championships in India and Slovakia because they are set to take...
Summer: A Time For Jewish Unity and Saving Jewish Lives
Working for Jewish unity should have been an imperative for Jews all over the world this summer, as Islamic terrorists in Gaza have been sending...
Fight Breaks Out in Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City on Tisha B’Av
A near-riot broke out in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday as tensions rose due to the large number of worshipers honoring Tisha B’Av, an annual...
Tish’a B’Av — The Ninth of Av: Who Needs the Temple?
One of the most puzzling elements of Jewish tradition is the institution of the Temple and its sacrificial rites. Although the Temple served many purposes,...
Documentary on Wounded Israeli Vets Screens for PTSD Awareness Day, Tisha B’Av
JNS.org - The latest film produced by Jerusalem U, “When the Smoke Clears: A Story of Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope,” will be screened in 50 Jewish communities...
Palestinian Media: Jews Desecrated a Muslim Site by Visiting Western Wall on Tisha B’Av
JNS.org - The official news agency of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Wafa, said Jews visiting the Western Wall during Tuesday’s Tisha B’Av fast “desecrated” a Muslim...
Record Number of Jews Ascend Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av
JNS.org - More than 1,000 Jews ascended the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday during the fast of Tisha B’Av, to commemorate...
On Third Anniversary of His Death in Gaza, Mother of Fallen Israeli Soldier Whose Body Is Still Being Held by Hamas Urges Jews Around World to Join Effort to Bring Her Son Home
Tuesday marked the third anniversary of the death of Lt. Hadar Goldin -- an IDF soldier who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip during...
Ahead of Tisha B’Av, Israeli President Issues Call for Jewish Unity
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin issued a call for Jewish unity on Monday at a pre-Tisha B’Av Torah study session he hosted at his residence in...
Ahead of Tisha B’Av, Evidence of Babylonian Destruction of Jerusalem Unearthed
JNS.org - In the week leading up to the Jewish fast of Tisha B’Av, which mourns the destruction of both Jewish Temples in Jerusalem, evidence of...
Afterthoughts on Tisha B’av
I must confess that this year’s Tisha B'av, a few days ago, was the first time in 54 years (since I was 16) that I...
Baseless Israeli Self-Hatred
On the eve of Tisha B'Av, which marks the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians and the Second Temple by the Romans, most...
Lamentation Postscript
The lamentations of Tisha b’Av, commemorating the destruction of the ancient Temples, have concluded. Solomon’s Temple, built in the 10th century BCE, was destroyed by...
