Tisha B'Av Culture/religion: Judaism Date: July 18 Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av, is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish calendar. This day commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. and 70 C.E., respectively, and is observed by fasting. A three-week period of low-level mourning leads up to the … [Read more...] about Cultural and religious observances – July 12-18, 2021