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Tisha Be'av


 The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by Francesco Hayez

Jewish men (and women) think about the Roman Empire all the time. We can’t avoid it

By Benjamin Resnick/JTA
 FROM LEFT: Anat Heifetz and Shahar Avnet bring Israeli fashion to China.

Grapevine August 2, 2023: Reviving Odesa

 WORSHIPERS SIT on the ground at the Little Western Wall, mourning on Tisha Be’av, last Thursday. ‘On Tisha Be’av I contemplate whether we, as Jews, were responsible through our actions or inactions for our own fate,’ says the writer.

Tisha Be’av and the current political crisis - opinion

 GOLDA MEIR, 1964.

Judicial reform, Tisha Be'av, Yom Kippur War: Time to haste or hesitate? - opinion

 The Roman Forum

What is the legacy of the Jewish community of Rome?

By ROBERT HERSOWITZ
 THE SECOND Tablets are an expression of repair.

Parashat Va’ethanan: The return of hope

 Wild fox in the Judean foothills. May 23, 2023.

Fox spotted along walls of Temple Mount sparks talk of prophecy

 Israelis protest against the government’s proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv on February 4.

Shabbat Nachamu: A time to heal divisions in Israel - editorial

 Dina, who asked that we not use her last name, waved two Israeli flags, one being her own design, at Zion Square on Wednesday night to commemorate the eve of Tisha Be’Av

Lamentations at Rabin’s tomb link Tisha Be’av to modern tragedies

 Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis after receiving his Knighthood for services to the Jewish Community, interfaith relations and education during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, Berkshire. Picture date: Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

UK's Chief Rabbi: Israel has 'not learned lessons' of historic tragedy

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023.

Israel's politicians send messages of unity on Tisha Be'av

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount on Tisha Be'av.

US slams Ben Gvir’s ‘unacceptable’ Tisha Be’av Temple Mount visit

 WORSHIPERS SIT on the ground as a sign of mourning on Tisha Be’av last year at the Western Wall

Opponents of Israel’s judicial reform see parallels in Tisha Be’av

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
 "Jeremiah seated in the ruins of Jerusalem," Eduard Bendemann, 1837.

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

By Andrea Hodos/JTA
 PRAYERS TAKE place at the Western Wall on Tisha Be’av, last year.

Secular Israelis fast on Tisha Be'av in protest of judicial reform

An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av

Tisha Be'av 2023: What the Jewish summer fast day is all about - explainer

Kinot series brings historic Jewish tragedies to life for Tisha Be'av

A UNITED HATZALAH ambucycle is seen with Jerusalem in the background

United Hatzalah is healing Israel, one call at a time - comment