A Day After Tisha B'Av Mourning, Jerusalem's Mayor Visits Yeshiva University

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat visited Yeshiva University President Richard M. Joel on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, the 10th of Av, 5771. A day earlier, on the Ninth of Av, as Jews fasted and lamented the destruction of ancient Jerusalem and its holy Temples, more than 8,000 viewers from North and South America, Great Britain, Australia and Israel tuned into a Tisha B'Av webcast online at YU Torah featuring Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter. Additionally, more than 25,000 copies of YU's Tisha B'Av To-Go publication were distributed in print and online.