Tisha B’Av — Israel’s Day of Tragedies

People often have days when nothing, absolutely nothing, goes right. The Jewish people have such a date, when so many tragedies occurred that they established a national day of sadness, fasting, mourning, and remembrance. Tisha B’Av (literally, “the ninth day of the month of Av”) falls either in July or August, depending on the year. This year it was celebrated on July 27. Five monumental