Tisha B’Av

Jews allowed to visit Temple Mount on Tisha b’Av after initial ban

Sunday also is the Muslim festival of Eid al Adha, which celebrates the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishamel, according to Muslim tradition.

By Marcy Oster August 11, 2019 8:08 am

Ideas

He posed as a righteous Jewish convert for 19 years. Then he wrote a 2,000-page anti-Semitic screed.

Johann Eisenmenger was a terrible anti-Semite — and his work is still used to vilify others, writes historian Henry Abramson.

August 6, 2019 11:58 am

Israeli chess prodigy sits out championships set on Yom Kippur, Tisha b’Av

Yair Hoffmann, 14, forfeited free trips to India and Slovakia to observe the Jewish days of mourning.

August 2, 2019 8:49 am

Jordan complains after hundreds of Jews visit the Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av

July 22, 2018 11:48 am

Tisha b’Av is just another day for over half of Israelis

July 20, 2018 11:12 am

Ideas

Why liberal Jews should embrace Tisha b’Av

By Diana Fersko July 16, 2018 3:04 pm

Thousands mark fast of Tisha b’Av at Western Wall

August 14, 2016 7:10 am

Fasting in the lands of the midnight sun

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 11, 2016 4:26 pm

Marking Tisha b’Av during a long, hot summer

By Edmon J. Rodman August 8, 2016 1:04 pm

How Berlin Came to Host the Biggest Shabbat Ever

Berlin Just Hosted the Biggest Shabbat Meal Ever

By Zachary Solomon

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Tisha B’Av

Jews allowed to visit Temple Mount on Tisha b’Av after initial ban

He posed as a righteous Jewish convert for 19 years. Then he wrote a 2,000-page anti-Semitic screed.

Israeli chess prodigy sits out championships set on Yom Kippur, Tisha b’Av

Jordan complains after hundreds of Jews visit the Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av

Tisha b’Av is just another day for over half of Israelis

Why liberal Jews should embrace Tisha b’Av

Thousands mark fast of Tisha b’Av at Western Wall

Fasting in the lands of the midnight sun

Marking Tisha b’Av during a long, hot summer

Berlin Just Hosted the Biggest Shabbat Meal Ever

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