[etni] OT: Educational websites about Tisha B'Av

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 Monday night, July 23, 2007
and continues till after sundown on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

I posted on my website links to 37 educational sites that describe 
practices, prohibitions, insights and explanations about this 
sad day in Jewish history.
All 37 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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