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A day of mourning and prayer.
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ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
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T
he Holiday: Tisha b'Av.
When We Observe:
The ninth, or tisha, day of the
Hebrew month of Av. This year, Tisha
b'Av begins Monday night, July 26,
and ends Tuesday night, July 27.
Why We Observe:
On this day, on two separate occa-
sions, the Holy Temple of Jerusalem
was destroyed. Other tragedies also
have befallen the Jewish people on this
day. These include:
• The end of the Bar Kochba revolt
in 135 C.E.
• Pope Urban II's first crusade
against the Jews begins on this day in
1095. More than 10,000 Jews were
murdered the first month of this cru-
sade, which destroyed Jewish commu-
nities throughout the Rhineland and
in France.
• The expulsion of the Jews of
England began on this day in 1290.
• The expulsion of the Jews of the
Iberian Peninsula, part of the Spanish
Inquisition, occurred on this day in
1492.
• World War I started on this day in
1914 when England and Russia
declare war on Germany. This war will
ultimately lead to World War II and
the murder of more than 6 million
Jews throughout Europe.
, • The deportation of Jews from the
Warsaw Ghetto began on this day in
1942.. Jews are sent to the Treblinka
concentration camp.
• The Jewish Community Center of
Buenos Aires, Argentina, was bombed
on this day in 1994. Eighty-six people
were killed and more than 300 were
wounded.
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wear leather shoes or use perfume,
on each fast day,
bathe for pleasure, or engage in marital calls on God to
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relations on this day. One should not
"answer us ... in all
engage in enjoyable activity on Tisha
times of trouble
P°Yrit
b'Av, even the study of Torah, though
and distress." It
one may read Eichah (Book of
also is read during
Lamentations) and the Book of Job.
the afternoon serv-
ice.
Traditions:
The Torah read- Man Praying on Ninth of Av from the Rothschild Machzor.
Before the fast begins, many eat a
ing on Tisha b'Av
holiday. These include basic informa-
last meal consisting of bread and an
is Deuteronomy 4:25 40. The subject is
tion and numerous commentaries,
egg. Those who study Torah will limit
Moses' warning to the Children of
most of which is very interesting. You
this material to sad topics. Synagogues
Israel of their fate should they forsake
also can visit Yerushalyim and the
will take down the curtain on the ark
the Torah (though in the end, they are
Kotel via Webcam. Don't miss the
and subdue the lighting in the sanctu-
told, God will have mercy and forgive
essay
"Tisha b'Av Water Miracle of
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them).
A number of congregations also have 1944."
• Another excellent Web site appro-
The Service:
chosen to recite special kinot to mark
priate
for Tisha b'Av can be found at
During Maariv (evening) services on the millions of Jewish lives lost in the
wvvw.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource
Tisha b'Av, we read Eichah in the syna- Holocaust. Two of these may be found
gogue after regular davening, or prayer. in The Complete Tisha b'Av Service pub- /Judaism/The_Temple.html Here you
can read about what the Holy Temple
Those who come to pray sit on the
lished by Artscroll.
looked like (and see illustrations). You
floor or low stools, appropriate for
At Minchah, the afternoon service,
also can be directed to other very good
mourners. Those who are still wearing
tank and tefillin are worn. This service
sites
about King Solomon, King David
leather shoes will remove their shoes
also includes a Torah reading, with
and
the
Ten Commandments.
for the services. As this is concluded,
haftorah. By this time of day, it is per-
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The
World Zionist Organization
the congregation says together the fol-
mitted to sit on ordinary chairs.
can take visitors to a number of essays
lowing verse from Lamentations: "Turn
about Tisha b'Av by scholars of various
Thou us unto Thee, 0 Lord, and we
On The Web:
backgrounds and traditions. This site
shall be turned. Renew our days as of
• The best Internet site for Tisha
offers a paragraph from each so you
old."
b'Av is www.ou.org/yerushalayim/
can get a taste before being directed to
At the conclusion of the reading of
tishabav/default.htm Under the aus-
the entire essay. Go . to:
Eichah, it is traditional to recite a
pices of the Orthodox Union, this will
www.wzo.org.il/en/resources/expand
number of dirges, or kinot.
direct you to Web sites with informa-
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