Tisha Be'av

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

Tisha B'Av is first and foremost a fast day, during which Jews abstain from all food and water for approximately 25 hours, from sunset until nightfall the next day.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jews pray at the Western Wall on Tisha B'Av, July 22, 2026.
The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by Francesco Hayez

Jewish men (and women) think about the Roman Empire all the time. We can’t avoid it

The most obvious reason why a good Jew thinks often about the Roman Empire is, of course, historical trauma.

|ByBENJAMIN RESNICK/JTA
FROM LEFT: Anat Heifetz and Shahar Avnet bring Israeli fashion to China.

Grapevine August 2, 2023: Reviving Odesa

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
WORSHIPERS SIT on the ground at the Little Western Wall, mourning on Tisha Be’av, last Thursday. ‘On Tisha Be’av I contemplate whether we, as Jews, were responsible through our actions or inactions for our own fate,’ says the writer.

Tisha Be’av and the current political crisis - opinion

There is some hope, but the opposition is skeptical, while most of the leaders of the protest believe that before an agreement with the government can be reached, the plan must be scrapped.

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF

Bill authorizing egalitarian prayer at Kotel proposed by coalition MK

The bill would implement a resolution creating a state-recognized egalitarian prayer section at the southern end of the Western Wall.

JULY 18, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
MK Kariv reads Torah scroll at Western Wall plaza