Fasting
Tisha B'Av 2026: Fast times for Israel and US
See when the fast begins and ends in your area.
17th of Tammuz: A time of mourning and fasting
Intermittent fasting offers more than just weight loss
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.
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."
What time does Yom Kippur start?
See Yom Kippur times for your area.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?