Herodium

Jews visit the Herodium south of Jerusalem on Julu 17, 2021. Photo by Amit Barak/TPS

Tisha B’Av 2023 in Jerusalem

Jews arrive at the Southern Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem to read the Book of Lamentations on Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of the month of Av in the Hebraic calendar. The fast of Tisha B'Av mourns the destruction of the two Temples by the Babylonians and by the Romans throughout Jewish history. Jerusalem, Jul 26, 2023. Photo by Eitan ...

Tisha B’Av 2022 in Jerusalem

Jewish worshippers wait to ascend the Temple Mount on Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of the month of Av in the Hebraic calendar. The fast of Tisha B'Av mourns the destruction of the two Temples by the Babylonians and by the Romans throughout Jewish history. Jerusalem, Aug 6, 2022. Photo by Netanel Malchutya/TPS

Tisha B’Av 2021 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem for the fast of Tisha B'Av (the ninth day of the month of Av in the Hebraic calendar) pray. The fast of Tisha B'Av mourns the destruction of the two Temples by the Babylonians and by the Romans throughout Jewish history. Jerusalem, July 17, 2021. Photo by Elron Zabatani/TPS

Open restaurant in the city of Kiryat Ono during Tisha B’Av

People dine in a restaurant in the city of Kiryat Ono during Tisha B'Av, a day of mourning and fast in Judaism that marks the destruction of the two Temples by the Babylonians and by the Romans throughout Jewish history. Kiryat Ono, July 29, 2020. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS

Tisha B’Av 2021 on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Jewish worshippers ascend to the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem on Tisha Be'Av (the ninth day of the month of Av in the Hebraic calendar). The fast of Tisha B'Av mourns the destruction of the two Temples by the Babylonians and by the Romans throughout Jewish history. Jerusalem, Jul 18, 2021. Photo by TPS

Tisha B’Av 2020 at Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Jewish worshippers crowding together at the entrance to Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem for the fast of Tisha B'Av (the ninth day of the month of Av in the Hebraic calendar) pray. The fast of Tisha B'Av mourns the destruction of the two Temples by the Babylonians and by the Romans throughout Jewish history. Jerusalem, July 30, 2020. ...

Tisha B’Av 2021 on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Police force guards the Jewish worshippers who ascend to the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem on Tisha Be'Av (the ninth day of the month of Av in the Hebraic calendar). The fast of Tisha B'Av mourns the destruction of the two Temples by the Babylonians and by the Romans throughout Jewish history. Jerusalem, Jul 18, 2021. Photo by TPS

Tisha B’av