What Is Tisha B'Av 2024au. The first temple was destroyed by the babylonians in 586 bce,. The tisha b’av fast is the most mournful day on the jewish calendar, commemorating the destruction of the holy temple and other tragedies throughout jewish history.

This year, tisha b’av was my first “real” tisha b’av. Towards tisha b’av 5784, when our minds are oscillating between the destruction of the temple, and more recent atrocities of october 7th, tzohar has embarked on.