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Thousands Gather with Sephardic Torah Sages to Mourn Tisha B'Av Destruction
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Jul 23, 2026
What happened
Thousands gathered with leading Sephardic rabbis across Israel on Tisha B'Av to mourn the Temple's destruction through kinnot recitations and sermons.
- 01Thousands gathered in yeshivas and study halls on Tisha B'Av to mourn the Temple's destruction.
- 02Leading Sephardic rabbis, including Rabbi Shlomo Machpud and Rabbi Yehuda Cohen, led kinnot and eulogies.
- 03Rabbi Yehuda Cohen addressed students with words of mourning after lamentations.
- 04Rabbi Yitzchak Razavi and Rabbi Shlomo Buso also participated in the ceremonies.
- 05Rabbi Chanoch Cohen and Rabbi Yitzchak Levi gave special sermons in Nesher.
- 06The events highlighted unity among Sephardic and Eastern Jewish communities in mourning.
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