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Tisha B'Av
Wedding
August 1, 2023, 2:53 pm
Opinion: Behind the numbers of Tu b’Av, the Jewish festival of love
With 28% of Israelis considering leaving the country, Dr Jonathan Boyd shares his thoughts about assimilation and Israel
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
British Jewish representatives publish letter of support for pro-democracy protesters, seen here blocking Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv on 26 March 2023
July 26, 2023, 1:15 pm
100 British rabbis and communal leaders warn of ‘grave concerns’ in Israel’s judicial fight
Open letter to the Israeli government, signed by the most senior rabbis from Reform, Masorti, and Liberal synagogues around the UK, deplores 'corruption of our values' after Knesset vote
By Jewish News Reporter
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Knesset.
July 26, 2023, 10:40 am
OPINION: Israelis are asking for our support. Will we be there for them?
If we do not want this Tisha B’Av to be another harbinger of heartbreak and destruction we need to speak up – not apologetically – but with clarity and conviction, writes Sir Mick Davis
By Sir Mick Davis
Members of the far-right group Liba attempted to install gender segregartion barriers in the progressive prayer space on Tisha B'Av
July 18, 2021, 10:33 am
Progressives slam ‘appalling’ Orthodox bid to disrupt Tisha B’Av prayers
A far-right Orthodox group installed gender segregation barriers at a progressive prayer space at the Western Wall
By Michael Daventry
Israeli police clashes with Palestinian worshippers at al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug 11, 2019. Clashes have erupted between Muslim worshippers and Israeli police at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
August 11, 2019, 10:26 am
Palestinians clash with Israeli police as Tisha B’Av and Eid al-Adha coincide
Muslim worshipers visiting the Al Aqusa Mosque on Temple Mount in Jerusalem injure four officers as 14 demonstrators hurt in skirmishes
By Jewish News Reporter
Destruction of the temple
August 9, 2019, 1:12 pm
Progressively Speaking: Why the month of Av reminds us to challenge hatred
Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild takes a topical issue and offers a progressive Jewish response
By Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild
Stones of the Western Wall
July 24, 2018, 10:44 am
Entire Western Wall is ‘danger zone’ according to top archaeologist
After a large stone falls from the Kotel on Monday, a warning issued by a researcher into the site's stability
By JTA
An aerial view of Temple Mount
July 23, 2018, 12:38 pm
Record 1,440 Jews visit Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av
Palestinian Authority spokesperson says it is a 'dark day', as Jewish worshippers enter usually prohibited site with some being arrested for praying
By JTA
Western wall (Golasso/WIkipedia)
July 12, 2018, 11:14 am
Progressively Speaking: What’s the value of Tisha B’Av?
Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild gives a progressive Jewish view on a topical issue
By Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild
August 2, 2017, 5:00 pm
Madonna causes controversy with racy Tisha B’Av Instagram post
Singer posts scantily-clad picture of herself on social media marking the Jewish holy day, which some saw as being disrespectful
By Naomi Frankel
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef
August 2, 2017, 3:12 pm
Sephardi chief critical of Temple Mount visitors on Tisha B’Av
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef claimed those who ascended the holy site 'desecrate its sanctity'
By JTA
Jewish men pray as they gather for the ritual of Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Photo by: JINIPIX
August 2, 2017, 3:09 pm
Temple Mount attracts record Jewish crowd on Tisha B’Av
More than 1,000 people toured Judaism's holiest site on the annual fast day, which marks the destruction of the two Temples
By JTA
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