Tisha Be'av
Jewish men (and women) think about the Roman Empire all the time. We can’t avoid it
The most obvious reason why a good Jew thinks often about the Roman Empire is, of course, historical trauma.
Grapevine August 2, 2023: Reviving Odesa
Tisha Be’av and the current political crisis - opinion
Judicial reform, Tisha Be'av, Yom Kippur War: Time to haste or hesitate? - opinion
Summer in Israel: Fasting, vacations and war - opinion
Summer in Israel is always hot, and I don’t mean only the weather. It’s intense. I guess when temperatures rise, tension rises in our small land.
Grapevine: Film screening with meaning
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
On Tisha Be'av, we are grateful for our redemption in Israel - opinion
In considering our history, one gets the impression that we have always been a small and weak people in comparison with the mighty nations that oppressed us.
My Word: Breaking Dawn and a new day for Israel?
May Zili be the last dog of war to fall in action. And may Operation Breaking Dawn be followed by quiet, sunny summer days.
Tisha Be'av: What's changed over time for Jews and Israel?
This Tisha Be’Av, we mourn, not because of our situation today but because we tie ourselves to the past and see ourselves as a link to it; but we also see ourselves as a link to the future.
Grapevine August 5, 2022: Rabbi of the Western Wall hosts Reform Jew
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
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?
Why do we mourn on Tisha Be'av? - opinion
Tisha Be’Av asks the ultimate questions, the same ones which Job confronted: Why do we lose what is most precious? Why do we suffer?
Israeli archaeologist find where the Romans breached Jerusalem's walls - IAA
In breaching the walls of Jerusalem in 70 CE, the Roman legions stormed the city and destroyed the Second Temple, of the many infamous moments mourned on Tisha Be'av.
Tisha Be'av 2022: What you need to know about the Jewish fast day
On Tisha Be'av, Jews commemorate the two destructions of the Temple. Here is everything you need to know.
