272594 Sat Jul 28 03:34:24 -0700 2001 3 28 Kosher 0 1434572 What is the name of the Jewish observance being tomorrow night, SAt. the 28th? and what kinds of food can observant Jews eat during this period? Sat Jul 28 03:34:24 -0700 2001 0 kevin 1 1434573 Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, is a sort of collective day of mourning that commemorates a number of unhappy events throughout Jewish history. It is a fast day, so observant Jews neither eat nor drink from sunset Saturday until after sunset Sunday. Sat Jul 28 14:26:39 -0700 2001 1434572 0 Jill 2 1434574 Tisha B'Av may commemorate more than one event, but its origin, to my knowledge, is as a day of mourning for the destruction of the 2nd Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Sat Jul 28 18:15:34 -0700 2001 1434573 0 Pan 3 1434575 Actually, according to Jewish tradition the the destruction of BOTH temples along with a few other things (e.g. the Jews being sentenced to 40 yrs in the desert) all occured on Tisha B'Av. Thu Aug 02 14:54:30 -0700 2001 1434574 0 Abe