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This Tisha B’Av, as we morn ancient destruction, some are aware of how the ancient words of Jewish lament resonate with our own losses today.

Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av (which month coincides with July and/or August), is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish

Extremist groups are already discussing the practical aspects of bringing Palestinian refugees back, not only to Judea and Samaria, but to all territory abandoned in 1948.

On Tisha B’Av, we must remember to avoid the mistakes of the past and ensure Jerusalem’s future as the capital of a Jewish state.

From the blog of Manny Behar at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Shlomo Ezagui at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Mordechai Silverstein at The Times of Israel

Archaeological excavations beside Jerusalems Western Wall ahead of the installation of elevators for better disabled access have unearthed thousands of years of the citys history — including an ornate 2,000-year-old villa with a private mikveh, or ritual bath.

From the blog of Naomi Graetz at The Times of Israel

As part of its Tisha BAv remembrance, Glencoes Aitz Hayim Center for Jewish Living will link the mourning of the destruction of the First Temple to the communal mourning over lives lost and shattered on July 4.