IN PHOTOS: Jews in Jerusalem Mourn on Tisha B'Av, the Saddest Day of the Jewish Calendar
The ninth of Av marks the destruction of the Second Temple.
Jewish men pray during the mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall.
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An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy points at a Torah scroll during the mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall. Photo by AP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids read from the book of Eicha during the annual Tisha B'Av. Photo by AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men use candles to read from the book of Eicha during the annual Tisha B'Av. Photo by AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men sleep as other men pray during the annual Tisha B'A vat Western Wall. Photo by AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men sleep as other men pray during the annual Tisha B'Av at Western Wall. Photo by AP
Orthodox Jewish pray during the annual Tisha B'Av, at Western Wall. Photo by AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men read from the book of Eicha during the annual Tisha B'Av. Photo by AFP
An Orthodox Jewish man holds a mourning prayer during the annual Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall. Photo by AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men use candles to read from the book of Eicha during the annual Tisha B'Av. Photo by AFP
Orthodox Jewish men hold a mourning prayer during the annual Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall. Photo by AP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray during the mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall. Photo by AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray during mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall. Photo by AP
Orthodox Jewish men hold a mourning prayer during the annual Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall. Photo by AFP
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man uses a candle to read from the book of Eicha during the annual Tisha B'Av. Photo by AFP