Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Tish’a B’av, which commemorates the destruction of Jerusalem’s ancient temple (the Second Temple) by the Romans in the year 70, and other historic tragedies.
Tisha B’Av
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News As Israel’s leaders spar and an Iranian attack looms, Jews see echoes of Tisha B’Av everywhere
“On the day we mark the destruction of the temple, I’m really really worried that soon we’ll mark the destruction of the State of Israel,” one Israeli posted online
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Film & TV 5 films to watch with kids this Tisha B’Av
On a painful day of Jewish mourning, here are some movies that tackle grief, sadness and Jewish suffering in a kid-friendly way
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Fast Forward A day before Tisha B’Av, a large Jerusalem stone falls at the Western Wall
A comment on Israeli society, or an odd coincidence?
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Opinion A proposal for a new Tisha B’Av, where we feast instead of fast
As diaspora Jews, we should stop mourning the destruction of the temples
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Opinion As a Black rabbi on Tisha B’Av, I’m mourning how Jews have lost Black allies since Oct. 7
The Jewish community is locked in the trauma from the Hamas attack, and our ability to find nuance is severely compromised
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Opinion Tisha B’Av is a holiday about grief. Can it still be meaningful after Oct. 7?
For the first time in my life, I fear our communal grief has grown too great to bear
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Fast Forward In first Tisha B’Av after Oct. 7, Jewish writers, musicians, and lay leaders compose new liturgy and traditions to mourn a fresh tragedy
New liturgy and rituals connect the traditional meaning of Tisha B'Av — which begins Monday night at sundown — and current anguish
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Culture Zealotry is dividing Israel — and a groundbreaking film shows it’s not the first time
'Legend of Destruction' details the Jewish civil war that ultimately led to the destruction of the Temple.
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