In 587 BCE, King Solomon’s Temple was destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar II and the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Almost 600 years later, the Second Temple was demolished by the Roman Empire. Tisha B’Av, the ...

The fast of Tisha B’Av, which falls on July 20 this year, is one of those odd calendar events that has no name of its own. The Hebrew words simply mean the ninth day of the month of Av. It marks the ...

(JTA) — For many observant Jews, the mourning over the destruction of the two ancient Temples in Jerusalem on the fast of Tisha B’Av actually begins three weeks earlier with the onset of a period of ...

I am certain with time, or even immediately, there will be a kinah dedicated to the terrible calamity and heartbreak of October 7 th. Our thoughts now must be directed to those families who are still ...

Last week, I had lunch with President Shimon Peres at his residence. A ‎fascinating two-hour break from my usual schedule, talking mostly ‎about history and its lessons – or whether it had any. I was ...

(New York Jewish Week) — The thermometer crept close to 100 degrees Thursday afternoon as a crowd of people who mostly had not eaten all day donned woolen prayer shawls outside the Israeli Consulate ...

READ MORE from Dov Fischer: The Insanity of Biden’s Opposition to Israel’s Judicial Reform The Roman Empire destroyed the Second Holy Temple in Jerusalem in the Year 70 during this very ...

The image started circulating almost as soon as the Israeli government finished voting to approve a divisive piece of legislation this week. “Shisha B’Av,” it said in white Hebrew letters against a ...

(RNS) — On a day when Jews mourn the destruction of the first and second temples, some Jews believe the destruction of Gaza should also be mourned. (RNS) — The day marking the destruction of the first ...

O how has the city that was once so populous remained lonely! She has become like a widow! She that was great among the nations, a princess among the provinces, has become tributary. The Kotzker Rebbe ...

New liturgies and practices are emerging for the holiday, the first that Orthodox Jews will be able to observe via livestream. (JTA) — For many observant Jews, the mourning over the destruction of the ...