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- Israel observes Tisha B'Av, a fast mourning the Temples' destruction and recalling the October 7, 2023 attacks.
- Yael Eckstein, president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, links the day to unity and hope.
- Worshippers sit on the floor, read Lamentations, fast and write a 15-minute lament naming grief, imagining redemption, connecting to God.
- Eckstein received the 2025 Pillars of Jerusalem Award and the 2023 Jerusalem Post Humanitarian of the Year.