Tisha B'Av

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

On Tisha B’Av, I am asking you not to erase Israeli humanity or Jewish pain.

|ByDOV BLEICH
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.
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

Tisha B'Av is first and foremost a fast day, during which Jews abstain from all food and water for approximately 25 hours, from sunset until nightfall the next day.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yair Golan addresses the crowd at the Democrats Party primaries in Tel Aviv on July 20, 2026.

Between the straits: On Tisha B’Av, Israel must confront its own internal fanaticism - opinion

This year, we will fast and observe the customs of our national day of mourning. We will go through the motions, yet the conclusion is unavoidable: we have forgotten.

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

Tisha B'Av 2026: Fast times for Israel and US

See when the fast begins and ends in your area.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

What did Jerusalem look like at the time of the original Tisha Be'av?

To this day, the day that marked this destruction, the 9th of Av in the Jewish calendar, has been a day of fast and mourning.

JULY 28, 2020ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
The Givati Parking Lot Excavations.

This Tisha Be'av let's recite prayers for the current crises in the world

Keep in mind that the events of 2020 and of 70 are distant chronologically, but that they are similar in several ways.

JULY 28, 2020ByTZVEE ZAHAVY
Prayer at the Western Wall, Jerusalem

Tisha Be’av at the Kotel, 1967

The atmosphere of celebration in Jerusalem was intoxicating. Jerusalem was intact and ours!

JULY 28, 2020ByGERSHON DALIN
The hovels blocking access to the Western Wall for centuries are bulldozed following the Six Day War

Heat wave in Israel continues, will peak on Tisha Be'av

The Israel Meteorological Service's Discomfort Index predicts that heat stress will be heavy to extreme throughout the week.

JULY 28, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Music in Jerusalem's Mahaneh Yehuda amid coronavirus outbreak, July 2020

Tisha Be’av and Jewish historical consciousness

Ironically, many hoped this Tisha Be’av would be a time when Israeli law and sovereignty would be applied to Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

JULY 27, 2020ByMOSHE DANN
THE SECOND Temple, model in the Israel Museum, 2008.

A truth about human nature we often forget

This year on Tisha Be’av, shattered faith in our leaders and distrust within society have risen to shocking levels.

JULY 27, 2020ByDAVID STAV
A Jewish worshipper prays next to the Western Wall on Tisha B'Av, a day of fasting and lament, in Jerusalem's Old City

Sheikh, rabbi hope baseless love, joint fast will stop COVID-19

Jewish Tisha Be’av, Muslim Arafah fast days fall on same day Thursday

JULY 27, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
Joint prayer for world health in Jerusalem on April 22, 2020

Western Wall to limit Tisha B'Av prayers to groups of 20

"These days...obligate all of us to intensify our unconditional love, solidarity and connection to the tradition and heritage of Israel."

JULY 27, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av

Chief Rabbi: COVID-19 patients can't fast on Tisha B'Av, shorten prayer

"To our sorrow, the plague is intensifying and we need heavenly mercy," wrote Lau.

JULY 27, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
A Jewish worshipper prays next to the Western Wall on Tisha B'Av, a day of fasting and lament, in Jerusalem's Old City

Grapevine July 26, 2020: Zooming in on Tisha Be’av

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 25, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT: Meron Reuben, Foreign Ministry chief of protocol; Yoram Rabad, honorary consul for Liberia and Anat Schleien, who heads the ministry’s Africa desk.