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This is the tragic story of the downfall of a nation. It is the story of a once proud and noble people reduced to a nation of wanderers, beggars and slaves, of a people, once admired and revered, who became the object of scorn and hatred. It is the story of the Jewish nation.

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The Destruction of the Temples

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The First Temple
The tale of Solomon's Temple, Israel's glory, and its eventual debasement. The prophets went unheeded, and the result was a destroyed nation and a burnt house of G-d.
The Second Temple
A Historical Overview
The Fall of Betar
Eighty thousand Romans entered Betar and slaughtered the men, women and children until blood flowed from the doorways and sewers.
Kamtza and Bar Kamtza
The Story of Tisha B’Av
It happened this way: A certain man had a friend named Kamtza and an enemy called Bar Kamtza. He once made a party and said to his servant, “Go and bring Kamtza” . . .
When Was the Holy Temple Destroyed?
I know we always mark the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av as the day the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. But I read in Jeremiah 52:12 that the Temple was burnt on the 10th of Av.
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