Tisha B'Av

One people cannot survive under two laws: What pushed Israel's deputy FM to resign - opinion

What I taught my daughter on Tisha B’Av – and why I resigned from the government.

Sharren Haskel speaks to the media as she announces her resignation as deputy foreign minister, at the Knesset, on July 14, 2026.
The western wall male side on Tisha B'av, 2018

Tisha B'Av calls on Israel to restore its culture of responsibility - opinion

Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his 100 Days Address, a speech dedicated to outline the progress made on his core campaign promises since taking office, in Queens, New York City, US, April 12, 2026.

Criticism cannot become erasure: A letter to Mamdani on his condemnation of Netanyahu - opinion

Jews pray at the Western Wall on Tisha B'Av, July 22, 2026.

Today in photos: Thousands gather at Western Wall for Tisha B'Av lamentations


Hopefully this will be the first and last 'real' Tisha B'Av after October 7 - opinion

For the first time, I truly understood what it means to mourn for the destruction of the Temple, for the loss of our homeland, and for the countless lives that have been taken in the name of hatred.

 THE BOOK of Lamentations is read in a Tel Aviv synagogue at the beginning of Tisha B’Av on Monday night, with worshipers sitting on the floor as a sign of mourning. ‘This year, Tisha B’Av was unlike any other I have experienced,’ the writer laments.

Tu B'Av: Everything you need to know about the Jewish holiday of love and romance - explainer

Tu B'Av is often considered a Jewish version of Valentine's Day. But this ancient holiday has its own distinct traditions and practices, which have evolved until today. Here's what you should know.

 A flower shop owner is seen arranging roses for a customer on Tu B'Av, the Jewish holiday of love, in Jerusalem, on August 15, 2019.

Tisha B'Av is the time for some serious soul-searching - opinion

Know Comment: On the eve of Tisha B’Av, Israelis ought to recommit themselves to a vision of the common good; to just a little less hacking at each other politically; to a touch more tolerance.

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

Iran plans to attack Israel on Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of disaster - report

Iran reportedly plans to attack Israel on the day of Tisha B'Av, when Jews mourn the loss of the first and second Temples.

 A man hangs a picture of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran, at Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon July 31, 2024.

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

A young man was playing a somber tune on a piano as dozens of people waited for the chanting of lamentations to start.

 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

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

The first word of the Book of Lamentations, the central text of this week’s Tisha B’Av fast, is “eicha,” or "how" – a harbinger to Israel's current situation.

 "Jeremiah seated in the ruins of Jerusalem," Eduard Bendemann, 1837.

To prevent another Tisha Be'av, we must learn something from the past - opinion

If the parties internalize and converge, on this Tisha Be'av, we will be able to feel that we have learned something from the past and will not repeat the mistakes of our ancestors.

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

During the three weeks: Is it permissible to celebrate a wedding during these days?


How Nathan Fielder’s show ‘The Rehearsal’ made me appreciate Tisha Be’av

With all the real tsuris in the world, why would we intentionally afflict ourselves over a calamity that happened 2,000 years ago?

Nathan Fielder is the creator of “The Rehearsal.”

Tragedies from the past, the present... and the future?

It is easy for us to take on three weeks of mourning, nine days of added stringencies, and a full day of crying, fasting and praying, and then move on with our lives.

Tisha Be’av at the Western Wall 390