Today, 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.
Today we observe Tisha B'Av. Take a very meaningful 6 minute course about the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. Discover what happened, why it happened, and what we must do about it.
Tisha B’Av: The Saddest Day on the Jewish Calendar
Tisha B’av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, is observed this Sunday. On this day we mourn the destruction of both Holy Temples and much more.
WATCH: The Children of Israel are Getting Ready…
This video features hope in a time of darkness, as the Jewish people mourn the destruction of the two Jewish Temples, and prepare for the building of the third.
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.