Jews around the world are mourning over the destruction of the last Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and at the same time they are praying for the rebuilding of the next Temple in Jerusalem

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JD: The fast day of the 17^th of Tammuz; now first of all explain that. What is this all about?

WM: Jimmy there are two main fast days in the Hebrew calendar. When I say main I mean they go the full 25 hours from just before sunset to just after sunset. Those are Yom Kippur the 10^th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei the Day of Atonement and the 9^th of Av that usually comes out at the end of July or the beginning of August more or less which commemorates the destruction of the first and the second Temple.