The Romans destroyed the Temple, banished Jews and changed the names of places to erase history. It's a strategy still being emulated.

That is what I remember about the Jewish fast day of Tisha B’Av — the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, which Jews observe in mid-summer. For me and my peers growing up, that meant Jewish ...

The incident occurred as nearly 200 Women of the Wall activists arrived for the service in celebration of the beginning of the Hebrew month of Av. Several thousand haredi protesters greeted them ...

Many of us in the Jewish community are echoing ... At the end of Tisha B’av, we get up from mourning and move toward the reflective month of Elul, toward Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.