Tisha B’Av

Coronavirus patients should not fast on Tisha B’Av, Israel’s chief rabbi says

The ruling also insisted that people should wash their hands well and use hand sanitizer, which is usually prohibited on the day of mourning.

Jews allowed to visit Temple Mount on Tisha b’Av after initial ban

Sunday also is the Muslim festival of Eid al Adha, which celebrates the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishamel, according to Muslim tradition.

Ideas

He posed as a righteous Jewish convert for 19 years. Then he wrote a 2,000-page anti-Semitic screed.

Johann Eisenmenger was a terrible anti-Semite — and his work is still used to vilify others, writes historian Henry Abramson.

Israel

Israeli chess prodigy sits out championships set on Yom Kippur, Tisha b’Av

Israel

Jordan complains after hundreds of Jews visit the Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av

Israel

Tisha b’Av is just another day for over half of Israelis

Ideas

Why liberal Jews should embrace Tisha b’Av

Israel

Thousands mark fast of Tisha b’Av at Western Wall

Global

Fasting in the lands of the midnight sun

Culture

Marking Tisha b’Av during a long, hot summer

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