Tisha B'Av - תשעה באב‎ <> Commemorates The Two Destructions of The Temple In Jerusalem

This fast day on the ninth of the month of Av in the Hebrew calendar commemorates the two destructions of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Both calamities occurred on the same date.
The fast 2017 fast begins at Sunset on July 31st and extends to nightfall on August 1st.

Note: This painting by Francesco Hayez includes Roman Soldiers and Roman columns. It portrays the fall of the Second Temple in about 70 CE (Common Era) I will look for paintings of the Destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians which was much earlier... A collection of many images of the destructions is here:
www.google.com/search?q=Destruction+of+The+Temple+in+Jeru...:

The Jewish Virtual Library has the most educational descriptions of the actual temples.

Ancient Jewish History: The Temples (Beit HaMikdash)

www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-jewish-temple-beit-hamik...

Interesting article by Chabad on The Destruction of the First Holy Temple:
www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/144569/jewish/The-...

Here is the extensive article in Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisha_B%27Av

Tisha B'Av
Official Hebrew name: תשעה באב‎
English: Ninth of Av
Observed by Jews
Type: Jewish religious and national
Significance: Mourning the destruction of the ancient Temples and Jerusalem, and other major calamities which have befallen the Jewish people.
Observances: Fasting, mourning, prayer
Date9th day of Av (if Shabbat, then the 10th of Av)
2016 date: Sunset, August 13 – nightfall, August 14
2017 date: Sunset, July 31 – nightfall, August 1
2018 date: Sunset, July 21 – nightfall, July 22
2019 date: Sunset, August 10 – nightfall, August 11
Frequency: annual
Related to: The fasts of Gedaliah, the Tenth of Tevet and the Seventeenth of Tammuz, the Three Weeks, and the Nine Days

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