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

According to Jewish tradition, a string of calamities have befallen the Jews on the Ninth of Av. The destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE and the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.

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

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

(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)

ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

JULY 27, 2023 06:53

Updated: JULY 27, 2023 16:28