Fast of Tisha B’Av 261 articles

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Tisha B’Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, not just because it is the day on with both temples were destroyed but also because many other tragedies have occurred on that day as well. We focus on these historical events as part of the kinot we say on Tisha B’Av night and during the day.

All About Tisha b’Av
All About Tisha b’Av
Tisha b’Av is the ninth day of the month of Av, which typically falls in late July or August. This is the last day of the Three Weeks, a period of...
Jul 17, 2024
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Halacha According to the Sephardic Practice: Tefillot of Tishah B’Av
Halacha According to the Sephardic Practice: Tefillot of Tishah...
The Night of Tishah B’Av As a sign of mourning, one should wear plain weekday clothes. It is customary to remove the parochet in the synagogue. Some people have the custom...
Jul 8, 2024
By Rabbi Yonatan Nacson
Halacha According to the Sephardic Practice: Tishah B’Av
Halacha According to the Sephardic Practice: Tishah B’Av
Five tragedies befell Bnei Yisrael on Tishah B’Av: It was decreed that our forefathers would not enter Eretz Yisrael, and would pass away in the desert over a forty-year period. The...
Jul 3, 2024
By Rabbi Yonatan Nacson
Tisha B’Av the Moed
Tisha B’Av the Moed
Aug 13, 2023
By Rabbi Avi Kilimnick
Tisha B’Av Again? Did We Miss Mashiach?
Tisha B’Av Again? Did We Miss Mashiach?
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, 8 Av 5783 / July 26, 2023 Rabbi Manning’s series for 2023 has been sponsored לעילוי נשמת ברנה בת בנדית וזליג בן קלמן
Aug 7, 2023
By Rabbi Anthony Manning
The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Rebirth of Israel in the Thought of Rav Sholom Gold zt”l
The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Rebirth of Israel...
Aug 1, 2023
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
Tisha B’av 5783/2023: אם בישראל: Sara Schenirer’s Vision to...
Jul 27, 2023
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Tisha B’av 5783/2023: “Your Rod and Your Staff”
Jul 27, 2023
By Rabbi Steven Weil
Tisha B’av 5783/2023: “Light Emerges From Darkness”
Jul 27, 2023
By Rabbi Azarya Berzon
Tisha B’av 5783/2023: “From Haunted History to Hopeful Horizons”
Jul 27, 2023
By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

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