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Monday, July 31, 2017
Tisha B’Av fast begins in Israel, commemorating destruction of ancient temples
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe fast day of Tisha B’Av begins in a short while in Israel.
Tisha B’av — the ninth day of the month of Av on the Hebrew calendar — is a fast day that Jewish tradition assigns as a commemoration for a long litany of catastrophes that afflicted the Jews, including the destruction of both ancient temples in Jerusalem by the Babylonians and Romans, the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, the breaking of the first set of tablets given to Moses at Mount Sinai in the Biblical account, and more.
Many Jews observe rituals of mourning during the day.
Fasting starts at 7:41 p.m. on Monday and ends at 8:04 p.m. on Tuesday.
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