As the Middle East simmers and Israel braces for an imminent Iranian attack, Iranian Jews stand strong with their Jewish brethren, reading Eicha, the Book of Lamentations.

While the pain of loss is profound, the collective will to rebuild is even stronger.

It was also only the eighth-ever occurrence of a Jewish pitcher-catcher battery.

The Temple Mount is considered the holiest site in Judaism, believed to be the location of the ancient Temples.

'Into the channel’s mouth were swept the detritus of the life above Jerusalem’s main street, where they remained preserved between the walls just as they were at the moment of the city’s destruction,' explained excavation director.

As the devastating aftermath of October 7th continues, Israelis join together and sing Ani Maamim (I Believe)

'Our identity is now once again linked to pain, loss, and tragedy that makes Tisha B’Av one of deeper meaning.'

Jews traditionally mark Tisha B’Av by fasting the entire day, reading from the Book of Lamentations, and observing other mourning customs.

Commentator Ari Abramowitz notes that Iran's reported plan to attack the Jewish People on a date presumed to be inauspicious is not unprecedented in Jewish history, and has backfired before.

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!

Take a very meaningful 6 minute course about Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.

More often than not, people hide their mistakes when, in hindsight, something went wrong. Not Moses. He admitted the truth voluntarily.

'How does a Jew CRY?' explores the unique way Jews have learned to cry throughout history, highlighting the story of Moshe, whose hopeful cry as an infant identified him as a Jew.

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?

'I strongly believe in the strength of Israeli society and its ability to overcome difficult challenges,' the president said.

The annual fast day commemorates tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, with a focus on the destruction of the First and Second Temples that stood on the Mount.

Discovery of rare coin in City of David National Park announced as Jews mark Tisha B’Av, commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples.

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.

The destruction of the Temple was a loss as real and as searing as death. But unlike death, it is reversible.

Our rabbis tell us that whoever mourns over the destruction of the Temple will merit to see its rebuilding. May we live to see it in our days!

It's a mitzvah to write and recite your own kinnot if possible.

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.

'As in every democratic country, we have disagreements; this is natural," Netanyahu said. However, "I always remember one thing: We are one people, with one fate. We have no other country. We are brothers.'

A new research project sheds light on the power of the Roman army and the locations of their attack on Jerusalem in the battle that led to the destruction of the Second Temple.

Tisha B’Av teaches us that throughout history, hatred of Jews existed. The barbaric Hebron massacre is a perfect example and should be remembered.

Discover why Tisha B'Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, with multiple tragedies occurring from biblical times until today.

Why have the Jews suffered so much? This inspiring video answers this question and can literally change your life.

What is the point of fasting and mourning on Tisha b'Av?

Moses was careful not to directly insult the people for their sins.

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.

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.

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.

On Tisha b'Av we read the Book of Lamentations and we ask: Why did God ignore the prayers to save Jerusalem?

On Tisha B’av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, we mourn the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem that were destroyed.

A young boy wakes up on the morning of Tisha b'Av and discovers the possibility of a better world, where peace and joy fill the streets of Jerusalem.

A PA "Israeli affairs expert" said Jews are attempting to invade Al Aqsa and the destruction of the Jewish Temple is a "myth."

Piles of rocks were discovered at several locations at the holy complex, apparently in preparation for a riot.

Israeli media reported that Jews have been able to pray on the Temple Mount without being harassed by the site's Muslim overseers.

Watch the special Tisha B'Av prayers, known as "kinot," being recited at Jerusalem's Western wall.