The Hebrew word for city comes from a verbal root that means "wakeful."

For those of you in New York City, the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning will be holding its annual ...

In 2025, Tisha B'Av begins at nightfall on Saturday, August 2, and concludes at nightfall on Sunday, August 3.

The tragic events commemorated on this day of fasting and mourning.

The fast day of Tisha B’av begins tonight. Like Yom Kippur, this fast lasts a full 26 hours. Argh. I ...

The liturgy for the 9th of Av includes Lamentations and special additional elegies.

In a few hours we begin mourning the destruction of the Temple. Tisha B’Av is considered the saddest day of ...

What happens when the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, the Ninth of Av, which memorializes the destruction of King ...

Rabbi Reuven Hammer sees much present relevance to what Jeremiah had to say about the destruction of the first Temple ...

Tisha B’Av is the day when the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. Twice. The entire day is a sort of ...