Guide for Yom Kippur 2024 Fasting times, prayer schedules and customs for the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Oct. 11, 2024
This Tisha B’Av is a day of sorrow, pain … and optimism We have seen the worst that can be done to the Jewish people but also the greatness that can only be defined as biblical in proportion. Aryeh Lightstone Aug. 13, 2024
Everything you need to know about Tisha B’Av One of the most difficult days in the Jewish calendar, it includes five afflictions intended to stir the heart and inspire repentance. Miri Weissman Aug. 13, 2024
How to create an atmosphere of love and acceptance this Tisha B’Av Today, try to do something kind for someone else, especially if they hold different views from you. Rabbi Mendy Cohen Aug. 12, 2024
‘Tisha B’Av’ The fast day commemorates the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem and memorializes other major tragedies that befell the Jewish people throughout its history. Mark Podwal Aug. 12, 2024
Laughter and lamentation ahead of a potential Tisha B’Av blitz Israelis realize that radical Islamists are well aware of our calendar and seem to make serious efforts to render our wisecrack about celebrating victory by stuffing our faces no longer funny. Ruthie Blum Aug. 12, 2024
‘Strange turn of events made me do it,’ rabbis say of penning Oct. 7 prayers for Tisha B’Av Two prominent Orthodox rabbis told JNS that they wrote the invocations to be both mournful and also uplifting. Menachem Wecker Aug. 12, 2024
IDF rabbis rule most soldiers cannot fast on Tisha B’Av "Fasting during operational activity is prohibited; it is a life-threatening matter," says the Israeli Military Rabbinate. Akiva Van Koningsveld Aug. 12, 2024
KKJ-JNF unveils rare photos of Tisha B’Av from early Israeli statehood They underscore the enduring importance of maintaining traditions. Aug. 6, 2024