Posts Tagged: Tisha B’Av Israel
Why Tisha B’Av — and the Current Moment — Are Not the End of the Story
The Tisha B’Av experience is utterly unique. You sit on the floor in the half-dark, your shoes off, your voice cracking through the dirge-like cadences...
This Tisha B’Av, Our Savior Won’t Be a Politician or Political Party; It Will Be Ourselves
When the coronavirus was spreading throughout the world and stopped our civilization, many were floating a phrase that seemed to resonate: “we're living in Biblical...
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...
Arab Countries Blast Israel Over Tisha B’Av Temple Mount Clashes
JNS.org - Voices from across the Arab and Muslim world expressed outrage Sunday in the wake of violent clashes between Muslim worshippers and Israeli security...
Record Number of Jews Visit Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av, Despite Riots
JNS.org - Riots erupted on the Temple Mount on Sunday, as Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha (“Festival of Sacrifice”) attempted to prevent Jews from entering. Police...
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...
Despite Palestinian Ire, 2,000 Jews March Around Old City Jerusalem for Tisha B’Av
JNS.org - Some 2,000 people took part in the Women in Green organization’s 24th annual “Walk Around the Old City,” in honor of the Tisha...
Israelis Attend Tisha B’Av Prayer Services at Western Wall Following Weeks of Jerusalem Tensions
Thousands of Jews attended prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to observe the start of the Tisha B'av fasting day on Monday night, days...
Israel is the Jewish Melting Pot
JNS.org - The joyous, momentous welcoming ceremony for the new immigrants at Ben Gurion Airport was only the beginning of my aliyah day. We stayed...
Palestinian Youths on Temple Mount Launch Fireworks, Stones at Israeli Police
JNS.org - Violence engulfed the Temple Mount on Sunday when dozens of masked Muslims attacked Jewish pilgrims and Israeli police officers with firebombs and rocks amid...
Hundreds of Jews Ascend Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av, Confronted by Muslim Protesters
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of Jews ascended the Temple Mount on Tuesday morning to mark Tisha B'Av, the Jewish national day of mourning and fasting for...
