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According to Jewish tradition, a string of calamities have befallen the Jews on the Ninth of Av. The destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE and the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.

By adapting her personal act of fasting to Tisha Be'Av, one Israeli ignited a nationwide protest against the debated reform, in an act of unity.

On Tisha Be'av, the Jewish people mourn the two destructions of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem. Here is everything you need to know.

By keeping alive these bitter memories of our exile, and teaching them to our children, we hope both to prevent their recurrence and to recognize the miraculous continuity of our existence.

We face another round of Tisha Be’av longing for Temple rituals and political systems which, to some, seem alien. How can we reclaim authentic mourning?

See fast start and end times for your area.

Plenty of people are trying to lose weight through dieting, but between intermittent fasting and calorie counting, which is better for you?

Biden aide: “I told them: today is one of those fasts which mark the lead-up to the destruction. Where the Israeli minister went today is the place where both Temples existed and were destroyed.”

Here is a rundown of what you need to know about the history, rules and start and end times of Judaism's winter fast day.