[etni] 34 educational websites about Tisha B'Av
- From: "Jacob Richman" <jrichman@xxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 19:08:39 +0200
Shalom.
Tisha B'Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar because
of the incredible series of tragedies which occurred on that
date throughout Jewish History.
Tisha B'Av means "the ninth (day) of the Hebrew month of Av."
Tisha B'Av primarily commemorates the destruction of the first
and second Temples, both of which were destroyed on the ninth
of Av (the first by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E.; the second
by the Romans in 70 C.E.).
Although this day is primarily meant to commemorate the
destruction of the Temple, it is appropriate to consider on
this day the many other tragedies of the Jewish people, many
of which occurred on this day, most notably the expulsion of
the Jews from Spain in 1492.
This year, the fast begins Saturday night, August 13, 2005
and continues till after sundown on Sunday, August 14, 2005.
I posted on my website links to 34 educational sites that describe
practices, prohibitions, insights and explanations about this
sad day in Jewish history.
All 34 links have been reviewed / checked this week.
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdayav.htm
May we see the rebuilding of the Temple in our days and that
Tisha B'Av becomes a day of celebration.
Jacob
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