Tisha B'Av

Over 1,000 days have passed since October 7, mourning feels 'harder than before' - opinion

Judaism asks us to sit shiva for seven days. Friends fill the house. Meals appear at the door. We are commanded not to grieve alone. But no tradition tells us what happens after the thousandth day.

JULY 21, 2026|ByDAN ELBAUM

LIOR BEN YAAKOV with his wife, Revital, and their children on a family trip to Vienna a year before the war. After his army service, Lior had worked as a security guard for the Viennese Jewish community for a year and a half, dreaming of taking his kids there one day. ‘We’re lucky we managed to do

THEODOR HERZL, the solution appeared straightforward. Pictured: Theodor Herzl’s portrait on the 100-lira note (preceding the shekel), 1965

The sky is no longer silent: Antisemitism persists, but Jews are no longer defenseless - opinion

For the first time in centuries, Jews are not merely subjects of history but active participants within it.

APRIL 11, 2026|ByMOSHE TARAGIN

GRAPES GROW in the Tali Vineyard in Moshav Lachish.

Parashat Ki Tavo: The basket of first fruits

The world is so beautiful when we look upon it with a good eye; when we bless its creator and are filled with gratitude.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

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

Leading with libel: Tisha B'Av and the global attack on Israel - opinion

In journalistic jargon, “if it bleeds, it leads,” and tales of Israel’s alleged cruelty and criminal acts against humanity are avidly gobbled up by reporters seeking a salacious story.

AUGUST 3, 2025|BySTEWART WEISS

Rabbis pray at Western Wall to end coronavirus - WATCH

Due to the Health Ministry regulations, the public are requested not to attend in person but to take part via the internet.

JULY 21, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS

Jewish men pray at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City. April 19, 2020.

Christians to repent online for antisemitism on Tisha Be'av

While Jews will be reading Lamentations in and out of synagogues, Christians will participate in a nine-hour online vigil of prayers.

JULY 21, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN

The ruins of the Second Temple that sit next to a part of the Western Wall

Chief Sephardi rabbi allows music during 3 weeks for those in quarantine

Jews around the world follow mourning practices in the three weeks before Tisha Be’av, the day on which the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed.

JULY 20, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE

Tisha Be'av: Orthodox Union to discuss COVID-19 impact on Jewish community

Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb's Torah study (shiur) titled “Reflections on Recovery, Resilience, and Redemption” - meant to be heard after mincha - will be available all day across all US time zones.

JULY 20, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A Jewish worshipper prays in front of an entrance to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, on Tisha B'Av, a day of fasting and lament, in Jerusalem's Old City August 1, 2017.

A song of support in the time of coronavirus and the 'three weeks'

"I think that's very relevant to the current situation. In times like this we all need to remember that we can rely on those around us for a helping hand."

JULY 17, 2020ByCELIA JEAN

Members of the Israeli a capella group Rabotai.

Eicha - the question that reverberates throughout history

This year will undoubtedly be known as the Year of Corona. But it should also be called the Year of the Protest.

JULY 15, 2020BySTEWART WEISS

READING MEGILLAT Eicha in Jerusalem’s Independence Park on a previous Tisha Be’Av eve

God is on our side

There is no get-out-of-jail-free card. Be aware of your behaviors

AUGUST 28, 2019ByTZIPPI SHA-KED, PAM PELED, DANIT SHEMESH

Tisha Be'av in the PA's Hebron

The Tomb of Otniel Ben Knaz, located just over the border that divides Hebron with the Palestinian Authority, was the site of Jewish prayers on the fast day.

AUGUST 21, 2019ByBEN BRESKY