Tisha B’Av

 

This past weekend Jews commemorated Tisha B’Av, which is a fast day that remembers the destruction of the First Jewish Temple by the Babylonians, and the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple at the hands of the Romans.  There was a report in The Times of Israel that over the weekend the Israeli police were allowing Jews to visit the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif and pray quietly.  One of the readings from the 16^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (7/18/2021) was Jeremiah 23:1-6 that speaks of the remnant being gathered back from the lands to which they were scattered.