Tishah B'Av (Fast)

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Tishah B'Av (Fast): (lit. "ninth of Av"); day of fasting and mourning on the ninth of Av commemorating the Destruction of the first and the second Holy Temples

	Tisha b'Av Out of the Darkness The saddest day on the Jewish calendar is the Ninth of Av, "Tisha b'Av." It is the date when both our Holy Temples were destroyed, and exile, persecution and spiritual blackness began. Jewish Practice » Mitzvah Minutes » Holiday » Tisha b'Av
	The 9th of Av - Tisha B'Av A Day of Mourning, A Day of Hope Why do we mourn on Tisha b'Av? A historical overview, a digest of the day's laws, and a guide that leads you through the day, step-by-step. Jewish Holidays » The Three Weeks » Guide » The 9th of Av - Tisha B'Av
	The Lessons of Tisha B'Av By Ruvi New Audio Classes » Holidays » 3 Weeks & Tisha B'Av » The Lessons of Tisha B'Av
	Av 9 Jewish Calendar » Av » Av 9
	It's Been 2,000 Years; Can We Still Be in Love? By Lazer Gurkow Jewish history is comprised of two segments: pre and post Temple destruction. The first era is marked by miracles and constant divine intervention; the second by suffering and Divine concealment. Jewish Holidays » The Three Weeks » Insights » It's Been 2,000 Years; Can We Still Be in Love?
	A Tish'ah B'Av Prank Told by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch They opened a skylight in the study hall and dropped a snare; when someone walked into the study hall, they would yank on the rope so that the snare fastened itself around him, and pull him up to the roof... Library » Stories » Chassidic » A Tish'ah B'Av Prank
	A Debt of Truth Musings on Tisha B'Av By Shlomo Yaffe What remains of the destroyed Temple to be held as "collateral"? What is the debt whose payment will trigger the Temple's return to us? Jewish Holidays » The Three Weeks » Insights » A Debt of Truth
	The Destruction of the Temple a historical background A historical perspective on the events that led up to the destruction of the Holy Temple Library » Jewish History » History of the Festivals » Destruction of the Holy Temple » The Destruction of the Temple
	I Don't Have a Dream By Shlomo Yaffe What do we do when a bad dream becomes too horrible to bear? We make ourselves wake up, and all the impossible predicaments and disturbing contradictions disappear as if they never were Jewish Holidays » The Three Weeks » Insights » I Don't Have a Dream
	The Day of the Breaking of the Ax Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe A desert decree revoked... a marriage ban lifted... 600 survivors go wife-hunting... roadblocks to Jerusalem removed... Betar dead buried... What is the connection between all of these events? Jewish Holidays » 15th of Av » The Day of the Breaking of the Ax

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