Tisha B'Av

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.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
GRAPES GROW in the Tali Vineyard in Moshav Lachish.
"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.

|BySTEWART WEISS
WESTERN WALL.

Tisha B’Av in Jerusalem: Reflections on loss, return, and Zionism

Tisha B’Av was not a figment of my imagination; it provided, annually, a poignancy in time which lifted us from the ruins of the past and deposited us in a new Israel.

|ByDAVID GEFFEN
People spend time at a beach in Tel Aviv during the Israel-Iran war, June 21, 2025; illustrative.

Embracing diversity, healing through Tisha B’Av - opinion

As we approach Tisha B’Av, let's reflect on embracing diversity in Israel, honoring each other’s differences, and striving for unity and respect.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

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.

JULY 29, 2020ByZVI GLUCK
Tisha Be’av at the Western Wall 390

Temple Mount orgs. on Tisha Be'av: Come up even if you might need to drink

"This year too, on Tisha Be'av, we can progress significantly on the Temple Mount! I won't go into more detail. Everything is dependent on the number of pilgrims."

JULY 29, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
Jews visit the Temple Mount on Tisha B'Av, 2019

Tisha B’Av and the Power of Mourning

JULY 29, 2020ByDAN RONVITZ

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