Tisha B’Av

As Israel’s leaders spar and an Iranian attack looms, Jews see echoes of Tisha B’Av everywhere

“On the day we mark the destruction of the temple, I’m really really worried that soon we’ll mark the destruction of the State of Israel,” one Israeli posted online.

By Ben Sales August 12, 2024 4:58 pm

Ideas

My son died on Oct. 7. This Tisha B’Av, I’m thinking about how our greatest threat comes from within.

When the Jewish people are divided, their enemies take notice, writes the executive chairman of World Mizrachi.

August 12, 2024 11:27 am

Ideas

At a time of loss and grief, this Jewish ritual says you don’t have to go it alone

Tisha B’Av has become a doorway into all of our collective sorrow, writes the cofounder and creative director of Jewish Studio Project.

August 8, 2024 2:44 pm

Why some synagogues are screening ‘Legend of Destruction,’ a 2021 film about the Second Temple, on Tisha B’Av this year

By Jackie Hajdenberg August 7, 2024 5:36 pm

Ideas

Don’t think of mourning as the opposite of joy

By Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein July 31, 2024 3:57 pm

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We need to talk about Israel. Tisha B’Av’s central text suggests ‘how.’

By Andrea Hodos July 26, 2023 2:40 pm

Opponents of Israel’s judicial overhaul see parallels in Tisha B’Av, this week’s Jewish day of mourning

By Philissa Cramer July 26, 2023 9:08 am

Ideas

Jews and Muslims are fasting next week. Let’s hold the interfaith activities another time.

By Ari Gordon August 5, 2022 1:57 pm

A holiday marking one societal rupture, Tisha B’Av spurs Jewish creativity amid another

By Penina Beede July 29, 2020 12:02 pm

Coronavirus patients should not fast on Tisha B’Av, Israel’s chief rabbi says

By Marcy Oster July 28, 2020 3:04 pm

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Tisha B’Av

As Israel’s leaders spar and an Iranian attack looms, Jews see echoes of Tisha B’Av everywhere

My son died on Oct. 7. This Tisha B’Av, I’m thinking about how our greatest threat comes from within.

At a time of loss and grief, this Jewish ritual says you don’t have to go it alone

Why some synagogues are screening ‘Legend of Destruction,’ a 2021 film about the Second Temple, on Tisha B’Av this year

Don’t think of mourning as the opposite of joy

We need to talk about Israel. Tisha B’Av’s central text suggests ‘how.’

Opponents of Israel’s judicial overhaul see parallels in Tisha B’Av, this week’s Jewish day of mourning

Jews and Muslims are fasting next week. Let’s hold the interfaith activities another time.

A holiday marking one societal rupture, Tisha B’Av spurs Jewish creativity amid another

Coronavirus patients should not fast on Tisha B’Av, Israel’s chief rabbi says

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