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Tisha B'Av and ending mourning
So this week was Tisha B'Av. It's the anniversary of the loss of the Temple in Jerusalem (both the first and second Temple were destroyed on the same day, just centuries after each other and a score of other tragedies:- During the time of Moses, Jews in the desert accepted the slanderous report of the 10 Spies, and the decree was issued forbidding ( Read more... )