#tishabav — Public Fediverse posts
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To those who are observing, may it be meaningful 💙
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To those who are observing, may it be meaningful 💙
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"#RabbiAkiva, with three other sages, gazes down at the destroyed #SecondTemple. A fox, fulfilling Jeremiah’s dismal prophecy, pokes its head from the ruins. #Jewish history has reached its end.
Akiva laughs. According to the #BabylonianTalmud, the other sages stare at him, incredulous: History has testified to the obsolescence of the Jewish people. Their story is sealed; the book is closed.
But Akiva sees a different ending to the story: Just as the prophecy of a destroyed temple came true, the prophecy of a restored #Jerusalem would also be fulfilled to the letter. #Akiva laughed amidst the ruins because he knew the story wasn’t over.
Two thousand years later, and days before the #TishaBAv fast that marks the destruction of the Second Temple and other historical calamities facing the Jewish people, we understand Akiva’s laughter - not a light-hearted “ha-ha,” but anguish and defiance in a single breath.
I feel this acutely as a purveyor of Jewish #stories..."
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"#RabbiAkiva, with three other sages, gazes down at the destroyed #SecondTemple. A fox, fulfilling Jeremiah’s dismal prophecy, pokes its head from the ruins. #Jewish history has reached its end.
Akiva laughs. According to the #BabylonianTalmud, the other sages stare at him, incredulous: History has testified to the obsolescence of the Jewish people. Their story is sealed; the book is closed.
But Akiva sees a different ending to the story: Just as the prophecy of a destroyed temple came true, the prophecy of a restored #Jerusalem would also be fulfilled to the letter. #Akiva laughed amidst the ruins because he knew the story wasn’t over.
Two thousand years later, and days before the #TishaBAv fast that marks the destruction of the Second Temple and other historical calamities facing the Jewish people, we understand Akiva’s laughter - not a light-hearted “ha-ha,” but anguish and defiance in a single breath.
I feel this acutely as a purveyor of Jewish #stories..."
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Tonight begins Tisha B’Av the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
Both Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed on this same date, centuries apart. Tonight we fast. We sit low. We read the book of Lamentations often by candlelight.
A few weeks ago I wrote about entering the month of Av, and how this month holds our heaviest memories while carrying a name that means Father. Tonight is that lowest point. The bottom of the descent.
But here is what I keep coming back to. Just six days from now comes Tu B’Av, one of the most joyful days on our calendar. The same month that holds our deepest grief also holds our greatest celebration of love. Not instead of the sorrow. After it. Through it.
That is the shape of Jewish memory, and honestly, the shape of most human lives. We do not skip the mourning. We sit in it fully, we name what was lost, and then we rise. Every single time, for thousands of years, we have risen.
So tonight I sit with the weight of it. And I know what is coming after.
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Tonight begins Tisha B’Av the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
Both Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed on this same date, centuries apart. Tonight we fast. We sit low. We read the book of Lamentations often by candlelight.
A few weeks ago I wrote about entering the month of Av, and how this month holds our heaviest memories while carrying a name that means Father. Tonight is that lowest point. The bottom of the descent.
But here is what I keep coming back to. Just six days from now comes Tu B’Av, one of the most joyful days on our calendar. The same month that holds our deepest grief also holds our greatest celebration of love. Not instead of the sorrow. After it. Through it.
That is the shape of Jewish memory, and honestly, the shape of most human lives. We do not skip the mourning. We sit in it fully, we name what was lost, and then we rise. Every single time, for thousands of years, we have risen.
So tonight I sit with the weight of it. And I know what is coming after.
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Today is Tisha B'Av, known as the Jewish Day of Mourning. It is a commemoration of a number of disasters in Jewish history, mainly the destruction of both Solomon's Temple by the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Second Temple by the Roman Empire in Jerusalem. #FactsMatter #TishaBAv
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"A new #documentary premiering on #TishaBAv examines a series of #antisemitic attacks and missile strikes that, according to the #Aish organization, targeted or affected #Jewish communities during major holidays.
The #film, “While We Were Celebrating,” is set to premiere July 22, coinciding with the Jewish day of mourning. It is the third annual Tisha B’Av documentary produced by Aish and was #directed and #produced by #JamieGeller, the organization’s global spokesperson, together with #AishStudios.
The documentary looks at attacks across three continents and focuses on survivors, relatives of victims and eyewitnesses coping with trauma while trying to preserve a sense of resilience and hope, according to Aish."
https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/hjyyhm9egx#google_vignette
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"A new #documentary premiering on #TishaBAv examines a series of #antisemitic attacks and missile strikes that, according to the #Aish organization, targeted or affected #Jewish communities during major holidays.
The #film, “While We Were Celebrating,” is set to premiere July 22, coinciding with the Jewish day of mourning. It is the third annual Tisha B’Av documentary produced by Aish and was #directed and #produced by #JamieGeller, the organization’s global spokesperson, together with #AishStudios.
The documentary looks at attacks across three continents and focuses on survivors, relatives of victims and eyewitnesses coping with trauma while trying to preserve a sense of resilience and hope, according to Aish."
https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/hjyyhm9egx#google_vignette
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"This week, #Jews around the world will mark #TishaBAv, the ninth day of the #Hebrew month of #Av and the saddest day on the #Jewish calendar. It is a fast day that mourns the destruction of both Temples in #Jerusalem, the first by #Babylon over 2,500 years ago and the second by #Rome in the year 70.
When we mourn on Tisha B'Av, we tend to travel backward in time. We place ourselves at the moment the Temple stood ablaze. We picture Jews sold as slaves and thrown to the lions in #Roman amphitheaters. We focus on what was lost then.
The full weight of a catastrophe is not measured at the moment of impact. It is measured in everything that follows."
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"This week, #Jews around the world will mark #TishaBAv, the ninth day of the #Hebrew month of #Av and the saddest day on the #Jewish calendar. It is a fast day that mourns the destruction of both Temples in #Jerusalem, the first by #Babylon over 2,500 years ago and the second by #Rome in the year 70.
When we mourn on Tisha B'Av, we tend to travel backward in time. We place ourselves at the moment the Temple stood ablaze. We picture Jews sold as slaves and thrown to the lions in #Roman amphitheaters. We focus on what was lost then.
The full weight of a catastrophe is not measured at the moment of impact. It is measured in everything that follows."
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Burnt Wooden Beams from Jerusalem’s First Temple Destruction Unearthed in the City of David
Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable set of charred wooden beams dating to the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE during excavations at the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David, within the Jerusalem Walls National Park. The discovery, made by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University, provides rare physical evidence of one of the most significant events in the history of the ancient city: the destruction of the First Temple.
8. Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the City of David. Photo Reut Vilf, City of David.The massive timbers were found inside a First Temple period building that collapsed during the devastating fire that accompanied the Babylonian conquest. According to archaeologists, their extraordinary preservation was made possible by an unusual combination of circumstances. As the building burned, wall plaster melted and flowed over the collapsed beams, sealing the charred wood beneath it and protecting it from decay for approximately 2,600 years.
A roof structure frozen in time
Excavation director Efrat Bocher believes the beams originally supported the roof of an inner courtyard within the building. When the structure was destroyed by fire, the roof collapsed onto the floor, where the timbers remained buried beneath layers of debris.
Wood rarely survives for millennia in the climate of the southern Levant, making the discovery particularly significant. The find offers archaeologists an exceptionally well-preserved glimpse into the architecture and construction techniques of Jerusalem during the late Iron Age.
A breakthrough for dendrochronological research
One of the most important aspects of the discovery is the unusually high number of tree rings preserved in the beams. According to Dr. Johanna Regev of the Israel Antiquities Authority, the timbers provide an unprecedented opportunity for dendrochronological analysis.
4. The growth rings of the wooden beams discovered in the City of David. Photo Efrat Bocher.Until now, wooden remains from the region have generally allowed dating within broad chronological ranges spanning centuries. These newly discovered beams, however, contain enough growth rings to potentially narrow dating to within a decade, offering a level of precision rarely achieved for archaeological contexts from the First Temple period.
A landscape shaped by memory
The excavation team also suggests that Jerusalem’s inhabitants, after returning to rebuild the city, may have intentionally left portions of the destruction untouched. According to Dr. Yiftah Shalev, who co-directs the excavation with Prof. Yuval Gadot, preserving the ruined remains may have served as a deliberate act of collective remembrance.
5. Destruction remains discovered during the Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the City of David. Photo Reut Vilf, City of David.This concept, often described as a “landscape of memory,” is known from other ancient societies, where visible traces of catastrophe were intentionally retained to commemorate dramatic historical events. In Jerusalem, the archaeological evidence appears to reflect a conscious decision to build a new city while preserving material evidence of its destruction beneath later occupation layers.
Announced shortly before Tisha B’Av, the annual Jewish fast commemorating the destruction of both the First and Second Temples, the discovery carries particular historical and symbolic significance. For the excavation team, these charred beams represent a direct and deeply moving witness to the moment when ancient Jerusalem was consumed by fire.
Opening image: 3. The burnt wooden beams discovered in the City of David. Photo Reut Vilf, City of David
Source: IAA – Israel Antiquities Authority
#ancientJerusalem #archaeology #BabylonianConquest #biblicalArchaeology #CityOfDavid #dendrochronology #FirstTemple #IronAge #IsraelAntiquitiesAuthority #Jerusalem #TelAvivUniversity #TishaBAv -
"On the evening of July 22, we begin #TishaBAv, the day we remember the destruction of the First and Second Temples and the many heartbreaks that have shaped #Jewishhistory. Yet the #Jewish response to destruction has never been simply to mourn. It has always been to ask: What are we being called to rebuild?
The destruction of the Temple transformed #Judaism. Worship that had centered on one sacred place became centered on sacred lives. The Temple was not replaced, it was reimagined."
https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/07/19/choosing-repair-over-destruction/
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"On the evening of July 22, we begin #TishaBAv, the day we remember the destruction of the First and Second Temples and the many heartbreaks that have shaped #Jewishhistory. Yet the #Jewish response to destruction has never been simply to mourn. It has always been to ask: What are we being called to rebuild?
The destruction of the Temple transformed #Judaism. Worship that had centered on one sacred place became centered on sacred lives. The Temple was not replaced, it was reimagined."
https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/07/19/choosing-repair-over-destruction/
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From the Shalom Center:
Post humanism describes an orientation in which humans are no longer the center of the moral and material universe, proposing a shift in relationship away from extraction, dominance, and separation of the person from the greater environment.What happens when we engage AI - one of the most significant and divisive phenomena of our time - through this framing? What will AI mean for us as humans? What might it look like to remove ourselves from the center of the conversation, and creation itself? And how can the Jewish wisdom of the Aleph and the spiral of Jewish time offer us insight amidst the rapid unfolding of this technological revolution?
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From the Shalom Center:
Post humanism describes an orientation in which humans are no longer the center of the moral and material universe, proposing a shift in relationship away from extraction, dominance, and separation of the person from the greater environment.What happens when we engage AI - one of the most significant and divisive phenomena of our time - through this framing? What will AI mean for us as humans? What might it look like to remove ourselves from the center of the conversation, and creation itself? And how can the Jewish wisdom of the Aleph and the spiral of Jewish time offer us insight amidst the rapid unfolding of this technological revolution?
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From Beit Avi Chai:
“We need to shift our relationship to the Three Weeks. Rather than thinking about them as simply three weeks of mourning, it’s a chance for us to draw meaning from our historical tragedies and use it as an opportunity to reflect on today’s challenges.”Read the Article: https://www.bac.org.il/en/blog/?postID=25540
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From Beit Avi Chai:
“We need to shift our relationship to the Three Weeks. Rather than thinking about them as simply three weeks of mourning, it’s a chance for us to draw meaning from our historical tragedies and use it as an opportunity to reflect on today’s challenges.”Read the Article: https://www.bac.org.il/en/blog/?postID=25540
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While walking through one of the most beautiful neighborhoods we’ve discovered, I came across a handmade spin wheel by the sidewalk—each section offering a word to carry with you: believe, grateful, make peace, celebrate, laugh, love, hope, unite, forge ahead.
Of course, I gave it a spin.
And it landed on HOPE.That one word struck deep—especially today, as Israel marks Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning and reflection over destruction, exile, and suffering through the generations.
Hope—for the release of the hostages.
Hope—for true and lasting peace.
Hope—for my students and all who long to connect with the beauty of Hebrew.
Hope—that what I teach finds its way into the hearts that need it most.It was exactly the message I needed today. Maybe it’s one you need too. 💫
#Hope #TishaBAv #HebrewByInbal #NeverGiveUp #LanguageLearning #Teach
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While walking through one of the most beautiful neighborhoods we’ve discovered, I came across a handmade spin wheel by the sidewalk—each section offering a word to carry with you: believe, grateful, make peace, celebrate, laugh, love, hope, unite, forge ahead.
Of course, I gave it a spin.
And it landed on HOPE.That one word struck deep—especially today, as Israel marks Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning and reflection over destruction, exile, and suffering through the generations.
Hope—for the release of the hostages.
Hope—for true and lasting peace.
Hope—for my students and all who long to connect with the beauty of Hebrew.
Hope—that what I teach finds its way into the hearts that need it most.It was exactly the message I needed today. Maybe it’s one you need too. 💫
#Hope #TishaBAv #HebrewByInbal #NeverGiveUp #LanguageLearning #Teach
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Chaque jour de cette semaine, je porterai la chemise violette et je serai dans la lutte et dans la rue
- contre la famine et l'anéantissement,
- pour la libération des otages
- contre les crimes de guerre continus que notre gouvernement et notre armée commettent à Gaza
- Aujourd'hui, je ferai également une grève de la faim au camp de résistance de Tel Aviv.Chaque action visera à convaincre la société dans laquelle nous vivons
- que nous devons résister
- que nous ne devons pas coopérer
- que nous ne devons pas rester silencieux#AlonLeeGreen #StandingTogether #FoST #HungerStrike #TishaBAv #Israel #Palestine #StopWar #StopFamine #StopAneantissement #StopMeurtres #StopKilling #StopOccupation #CrimesDeGuerre #FreeTheHostages
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Today is Tisha B'Av, known as the Jewish Day of Mourning. It is a commemoration of a number of disasters in Jewish history, mainly the destruction of both Solomon's Temple by the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Second Temple by the Roman Empire in Jerusalem. #FactsMatter #TishaBAv
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To anyone fasting, I wish you a meaningful Tisha B'Av.
This article from one of the leaders of Smol Emuni isn't an easy read, but it's something to reckon with. If you're in New York, there are more rallies forthcoming to apply Jewish pressure on this on both Sunday & Monday.
I'm also going to add, to any non-Jews: these kinds of takes are not your place to make. Which also includes anyone reading this post thinking of making some obscene reductive comment condemning every Jew on earth for the ethnic cleansing and starvation in Gaza. You can show up for Gaza *without* being smug and hateful, and let Jews fight what is being done specifically in our names.
https://forward.com/opinion/759751/gaza-israel-tisha-bav-judaism/
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12/12 May peace come soon to all. It is enough. #TishaBAv
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1/12 🧵 This is the most difficult Tisha B’Av I’ve ever experienced. Reading the book of Eicha/Lamentations has never been as real. #Tishabav
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/teesh-’ah be-’av/ תשעה באב — A solemn day of mourning and reflection.
Observed tonight and tomorrow, תשעה באב (9 Av) marks the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem—by the Babylonians in 586 BCE and the Romans in 70 CE.
It’s a day of fasting, mourning, and reading Eicha (Lamentations), remembering not just ancient tragedies but centuries of Jewish suffering—from exile to expulsions and war.
More than mourning, it’s a call for introspection, unity, and hope.
/tsom kal/ צום קל to those fasting. -
/teesh-’ah be-’av/ תשעה באב — A solemn day of mourning and reflection.
Observed tonight and tomorrow, תשעה באב (9 Av) marks the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem—by the Babylonians in 586 BCE and the Romans in 70 CE.
It’s a day of fasting, mourning, and reading Eicha (Lamentations), remembering not just ancient tragedies but centuries of Jewish suffering—from exile to expulsions and war.
More than mourning, it’s a call for introspection, unity, and hope.
/tsom kal/ צום קל to those fasting. -
CW: re: Probably too personal
Me, getting in that Tisha B'Av spirit 4 days early.
#Mazeldon #Jewdiverse #Jewniverse #Religion #Judaism #TishaBAv #Mourning #Jewish #Jews #YomTov
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For the first Tisha B’Av after Oct. 7, new liturgy and traditions mourn a fresh tragedy, By Jackie Hajdenberg August 9, 2024
"...“It’s like there is a structure that is built into Tisha B’Av to create this container for grief,” said Rabbi Avi Strausberg, senior director of national learning initiatives at the egalitarian Hadar Institute. “I feel like sometimes we have to work hard to find the personal relevance to Tisha B’Av,” she added, but “this Tisha B’Av, I think, is just a wholly different experience.”
Haroush is one of a few Israelis who have turned to writing kinnot to grieve the losses of Oct. 7. Another kina by Nurit Hirschfeld-Skupinsky, a professor of midrash in Israel who is from Kibbutz Nahal Oz, another site of the attack, begins with the same words as Lamentations: “O How She Sat Alone.”
