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(July 29) Tonight we're observing . . .  Tisha B’Av


Tisha B’Av (Jewish – begins at sundown)
This Jewish holiday mourns the destruction of the First and Second Holy Temples in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. Many commemorate the day by fasting and by reciting a mournful liturgy.

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