Tisha B'Av
Coverage of Tisha B'Av in the Nexus archive.
- Prime Minister’s Office funding ultra-Orthodox influencers’ recipe videos: report
The Prime Minister’s Office is funding recipe videos produced by ultra-Orthodox influencers, with the content featuring a caption stating cooperation with the 'Haredi Authority in the Prime Minister's Office.' The videos focus on food preparation ahead of the Tisha B'Av fast.
- Full text of President Herzog’s speech calling for unity ahead of elections
President Herzog delivered a speech urging Israeli unity ahead of the Tisha B'Av fast, emphasizing the need to avoid 'red lines' and calling on law enforcement to address threats to election integrity. The address focused on maintaining stability during the election period against both internal and external challenges.
- ‘Elections are not a civil war’: Herzog warns of ‘dangerous violence’ on outset of campaign
President Herzog warns against 'dangerous violence' during the campaign's outset, urging civility and commitment to election integrity. He references Tisha b'Av, noting past Jewish sovereignty was destroyed by infighting.
- Rare well-preserved Iron Age wood offers evidence of First Temple’s destruction in Jerusalem
Archaeologists discovered rare well-preserved Iron Age wood in Jerusalem, providing evidence of the First Temple's destruction in 586 BCE. The ruins, linked to fires from the temple's razing, were likely left undisturbed by returning Israelites.