Sunday marks the annual Jewish fast day, the 17th of Tammuz. The day commemorates the breaching of Jerusalem's walls by the Roman Emperor Titus, which led to the destruction of the holy temple in 70 CE. Other calamities which befell the Jewish nation on this day are also lamented.
Can't see player? Click herefor commentary on 17th of Tammuz
Jews around the world refrain from eating or drinking from the break of dawn until nightfall on Sunday.
In the video above, Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute discusses the significance of the fast day with Israel National News TV anchor Yoni Kempinski.