Jews in Israel and around the world observe Tisha B’Av, a day of fasting and intense mourning for the destruction of both Holy Temples and the Jewish exile.
Two terror attacks occurred in Jerusalem on Monday on the eve of Tisha B'av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, a day of national mourning.
Tisha B’av: Its Meaning and Observance
Tisha B’av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, begins Monday evening. On this day we mourn the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem that were destroyed on this day.
Still Crying After 2000 years?
For over 2000 years the Jewish people have been mourning the destruction of the Holy Temple. At every festive occasion its loss is remembered. No wedding takes places without the symbolic broken glass.