Tisha B'Av

One people cannot survive under two laws: What pushed Israel's deputy FM to resign - opinion

What I taught my daughter on Tisha B’Av – and why I resigned from the government.

Sharren Haskel speaks to the media as she announces her resignation as deputy foreign minister, at the Knesset, on July 14, 2026.
The western wall male side on Tisha B'av, 2018

Tisha B'Av calls on Israel to restore its culture of responsibility - opinion

Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his 100 Days Address, a speech dedicated to outline the progress made on his core campaign promises since taking office, in Queens, New York City, US, April 12, 2026.

Criticism cannot become erasure: A letter to Mamdani on his condemnation of Netanyahu - opinion

Jews pray at the Western Wall on Tisha B'Av, July 22, 2026.

Today in photos: Thousands gather at Western Wall for Tisha B'Av lamentations


The Nation-State Law’s gift to the ninth of Av

There is absolutely no need for this law, except to stoke the electoral base of craven, cowardly politicians, and stir fear, division and hatred in the run-up to the next elections.

The Knesset votes on the nation-state bill, July 19, 2018

Tisha Be’av 5778: The heart lives on

As we face Tisha Be’av and mourn the loss of the Temple, let us take a moment to remember that we are grieving a destruction that took place in our past and still continues in the present day.

Men pray at the Western Wall, Tisha B'av, 2018

Jordan condemns Jewish ascent to Temple Mount by 'occupying power'

Tisha Be'av in eyes of Jordanian and PA officials and media: "Jews storm Al-Aqsa in 'central occupied West Bank district of Jerusalem."

Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount on July 22, 2018

Bennett warns Herzog to not let millions of Jews be lost

“The only thing that keeps me awake at night is the future of the Jews of the Diaspora,” Bennett said at a Tisha Be'av event on Satutday night.

Education and Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett sits on the floor to read the Book of Lamentations at an event commemorating Tisha Be’av in Shoham on Saturday night.

15 Jews arrested at Temple Mount, as record numbers visit for Tisha B’Av

MK Glick: Jewish people returning to Temple Mount is the 'realization of a prophecy'

The temple mount on the Ninth of Av, July 22, 2018.

More than 1000 Jews enter Temple Mount on Tisha Be'av, two arrested

The two suspects were arrested for performing illegal religious acts at the Muslim-controlled holy site.

The temple mount on the Ninth of Av, July 22, 2018.

Analysis: A nation divided on Tisha Be'av

The struggle over religious pluralism casts a pall over the country as Tisha Be’av approaches.

Jews praying at the Western Wall on the eve of Tisha Be'av, July 31, 2017.

Being able to hear criticism is crucial to the repentance process

Our minds are wired to reject or deflect negative feedback.

‘THE DESTRUCTION of the Temple of Jerusalem,’ Francesco Hayez, 1867

In shadow of Hayun questioning, Rivlin holds Tisha Be’av study session

Each of the scholars chose a different subject related in one way or another to Tisha Be’av.

Reuven Rivlin

Finding a new meaning in an old date on the Jewish-Israeli calendar

This year, let’s take to the streets to fight together against prejudice, bigotry, racism and xenophobia.

Men pray at the Western Wall, Tisha B'av, 2018