The customs and rituals all relate to mourning practices.

On Tisha B'Av, re-enacting the sorrow felt by those who survived the destruction of the Temple

Tradition gives a separate reason for the fall of each Temple.

Isaiah charges the people with rebellion against God.

The destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem is commemorated with a period of mourning.

The mourning associated with Tisha B'Av is also a call to action.

The month of Av brings with it forgiveness similar to the experience of Yom Kippur.

Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, is testament to the failure of prayer to avert national catastrophe.

This remnant of the Second Temple is an important symbol in Judaism.

We have learned from the Ancient Chinese Tao that there is a spot of Yang in the Yin and a ...