7 tragedies that befell the Jewish people on Tisha Be’Av

The Jerusalem Post looked at some of the most significant events in Jewish history that fell on the 9th of the Hebrew month of Av, a day of mourning.

ewish worshipper prays next to a pillar that Israeli archeaologists say formed part of the Second Temple, next to the Western Wall on Tisha Be'Av. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
ewish worshipper prays next to a pillar that Israeli archeaologists say formed part of the Second Temple, next to the Western Wall on Tisha Be'Av.
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)