Fasting

Tisha B'Av 2026: Fast times for Israel and US

See when the fast begins and ends in your area.

An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70

17th of Tammuz: A time of mourning and fasting

 Intermittent fasting offers more than just weight loss.

Intermittent fasting offers more than just weight loss

 Food organized in a refrigerator.

Does intermittent fasting really work? - opinion


Hundreds injured, fainted or fell ill during Yom Kippur in Israel - MDA

Overall, paramedics were dispatched to provide medical treatment to over 3,025 people throughout the country.

 Hatzolah Air Medivac Helicopter simulation with Magen David Adom ambulance in Israel.

Yom Kippur's strangest trend: Meet the caffeine suppository

The 25-hour Yom Kippur fast can be even more diffcult for those addicted to caffeine. Here is how some orthodox Jews found a "backdoor solution."

 Caffeine suppositories for Yom Kippur

What time does Yom Kippur start?

See Yom Kippur times for your area.

Shabbat candles

Spiritual fasting: Can a diet impact spirituality?

Yom Kippur brings the holiday of fasting, but according to fasting guru Gabriel Cousens, doing so may help you on a spiritual level.

 SUNSET MEDITATION at Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, in Patagonia, Arizona.

Yom Kippur lessons for caring for those with dementia

It is proper to organize an appropriate experience and accompany them, making sure not to leave them confused or lonely on Yom Kippur.

 TREE OF life: Yom Kippur demands we place a heavy focus on issues of relationships between us and our fellow humans.

Opponents of Israel’s judicial reform see parallels in Tisha Be’av

According to Jewish tradition, a string of calamities have befallen the Jews on the Ninth of Av. The destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE and the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.

 WORSHIPERS SIT on the ground as a sign of mourning on Tisha Be’av last year at the Western Wall

Secular Israelis fast on Tisha Be'av in protest of judicial reform

By adapting her personal act of fasting to Tisha Be'Av, one Israeli ignited a nationwide protest against the debated reform, in an act of unity.

 PRAYERS TAKE place at the Western Wall on Tisha Be’av, last year.

Tisha Be'av 2023: What the Jewish summer fast day is all about - explainer

On Tisha Be'av, the Jewish people mourn the two destructions of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem. Here is everything you need to know.

An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av

Tisha Be'av: Weeping in silence, keeping bitter memories alive - opinion

By keeping alive these bitter memories of our exile, and teaching them to our children, we hope both to prevent their recurrence and to recognize the miraculous continuity of our existence.

 TEARS: OTHER tragedies that occurred on this same black date.

Tisha Be’av: A revolution of consciousness

We face another round of Tisha Be’av longing for Temple rituals and political systems which, to some, seem alien. How can we reclaim authentic mourning?

 TISHA BE’AV eve prayer: Sitting on the floor as a sign of mourning.