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.

It is said that we grieve because we love, but the inverse may be more true: We love because we grieve.

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.

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

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

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

Many calamitous events are said to have occurred on Tisha B'Av.