As we pray at the Western Wall and gaze up at the Temple Mount, we cannot help but wonder why there is no Holy Temple today. Does it have anything to do with the slanderous report of the spies in the times of Moses?
Despite any UNESCO resolutions or Muslim claims undermining the profound Jewish ties to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, the Jewish people WILL win this struggle!
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.
Could a misunderstanding end up destroying the Holy Temple? Who were Kamtza and Bar Kamtza? What do they have to do with Tisha b'Av? What can we learn from their mistakes?
From the sin of spies, to the destruction of both Holy Temples, to the Crusades and the Holocaust, learn why Tisha B'av is an eternal day of Jewish tragedy and destruction.
Tisha b’Av commemorates a great number of calamities in Jewish history, but we focus primarily on the destruction of Jerusalem and the two Holy Temples.
Not just the Jewish People, but all people who long for global peace and harmony should hope and pray for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
The Temple’s bricks and stone have been destroyed, but the Divine Promise still stands. The Temple will be rebuilt and until that day Zion will never be forgotten.
On their wedding day, Jewish grooms take a moment amid the joy and celebration to break a glass in commemoration of the two Jewish Temples that were destroyed.
When Tisha b’Av falls on Shabbat and is thereby postponed, we are treated to a Divine 'wink' of sorts and merit to experience a 'taste' of the Messianic era.
Parenting is a huge responsibility. The results can even have a global effect, as we learn from Jewish history and the destruction of the two Holy Temples.
Tisha b'Av commemorates dramatic national catastrophes, in an attempt to benefit from history by learning from – rather than repeating - critical moral and strategic missteps.
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.
The Ninth of Av (Tisha B'Av) is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. The Jewish People mourn the destruction of both Temples and many other tragedies. Learn about the history and unique observance of this sad, tragic Jewish holiday.
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