Posts Tagged: Tisha B’Av
Tisha B’Av 2022: Let’s End the Hatred of Jew Vs. Jew
Before we can truly address the threat of antisemitism, we -- as Jews -- need to confront the hatred we harbor for one another. Every time...
Gantz: ‘Western Wall Long Enough to Accommodate All Parts of Israeli Society’
i24 News - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz addressed the controversy over the egalitarian prayer section of Jerusalem's Western Wall in a meeting with Blue...
Tisha B’Av: Clashes Erupt Between Palestinians, Police on Temple Mount
i24 News - Dozens of Muslim Palestinians flocked to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday at the site of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in...
A Year With Too Much to Mourn
JNS.org - It may have been discouraging, but the dismal turnout for a national rally that was supposed to bring Jews together against antisemitism was...
Are Haredi Hard-Line Policies Undermining the State of Israel?
One of the most startling narratives of the Talmud concerns Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, the rabbinic leader of Jerusalem’s Jews during the devastating Roman siege...
Tisha B’Av: Accepting Jews Where They Are
During the three weeks leading up to Tisha B’Av, an opportunity presents itself to us to engage in introspection and healing. Tisha B’Av solemnly remembers...
How Jewish Educators and Innovators Must Look to Future
JNS.org - Many discussions taking place right now about a “new normal” for Jewish education and engagement, assumes that the organizational infrastructure of the North...
Israel’s Chief Rabbi Says Coronavirus Patients Not Permitted to Fast on Tisha B’Av
Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi, David Lau, issued guidelines on Monday that stated coronavirus patients and those with possible symptoms of the disease were prohibited from...
Seattle Police Investigate Racist Fliers on Synagogues, Timed to Tisha B’Av
JNS.org - Police from Seattle’s bias crimes division are investigating after racist fliers were found outside at least two synagogues in the city on Tisha...
Pompeo: Khamenei ‘Sick’ to Call for Violence Against Israel on Tisha B’Av
JNS.org - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday, after Khamenei exhorted Muslim pilgrims to “take an active...
Amid Horrific Murder, Tisha B’Av Is a Call for Jewish Unity
The murder of yeshiva student Dvir Sorek of Ofra, north of Jerusalem, on the Seventh of Av is a stark reminder of the danger of...
Israeli Chess Prodigy Refuses to Compete in Championships Set on Yom Kippur, Tisha B’Av
A chess prodigy from Israel has turned down the opportunity to compete in chess championships in India and Slovakia because they are set to take...
Summer: A Time For Jewish Unity and Saving Jewish Lives
Working for Jewish unity should have been an imperative for Jews all over the world this summer, as Islamic terrorists in Gaza have been sending...
Fight Breaks Out in Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City on Tisha B’Av
A near-riot broke out in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday as tensions rose due to the large number of worshipers honoring Tisha B’Av, an annual...
