Destruction of the First Holy 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.

A historical perspective on the events that led up to the destruction of the Holy Temple

After nearly a month of fierce fighting inside Jerusalem (see "Today in Jewish History" for Tammuz 9), the armies of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia broke through into the Temple compound, where they feasted and vandalized until the afternoon of Av 9, ...

Nebuchadnezzar Destroys Jerusalem

The First Temple’s destruction in the year 3338 (from creation) and the Babylonian exile until the construction of the Second Temple in year 3408.

In the times of the First Temple lived very lofty souls. It was their thirst for spiritual ecstasy that led them to worship foreign gods. Thousands of years later, the holy Ari taught, in the 500 years of forced conversions from the Crusades until the ...

Question: I am confused about the fast of the 10th of Tevet. This calendar year it falls on a Friday, which means that we fast all the way up until we make kiddush. I thought we were not allowed to enter Shabbat fasting! Response: Ordinarily, you are ...