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TZOM TAMMUZ | 21 JULY and the THE TREE WEEKS 21ST JULY – 11TH AUGUST 18 Tammuz – 10 AV Tzom Tammuz (“tzom” means “fast”) is associated with many calamitous dates in Jewish history. On this day Jews fast, refrain from joyous celebrations, observe special prayers and Torah readings. It is on this day that the “Three Weeks,” a period of mourning for the destruction of the First and Second Temples begins. The “Three Weeks” come to an end with the fast of Tisha B'Av. Note. Tzom Tammuz normally falls on 17th Tammuz. This year it is moved to the 18th Tammuz because the 17th is Shabbat. Read more... HAFTAROT OF ADMONITION The Haftarot of Admonition are the haftarah portions which are read during the three weeks preceding Tisha B'Av. Their designation, Haftarot of Admonition [or Affliction], derives from the Period known since Rabbinic times as “bein ha-metzarim” (Between the Breaches) a time of mourning which remembers the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in the time of the first Temple. [Bein ha-metzarim is a phrase taken from Lamentations 1:3, “All her pursuers overtook her in the narrow places.”]

TISHA B'AV 10 AV - 11 AUGUST TISHA B’AV is one of four Jewish fast days mentioned by Zechariah (8:19) which mourn the catastrophic destruction of the first Temple in Jerusalem. Tisha B’Av is a major fast day with the restrictions matching the fast of Yom Kippur. According to the Mishnah (Ta’anit 4:6) Tisha B’Av has traditionally been associated with the destruction of both Temples—by the Babylonians (586 BCE) and again by the Romans (70 CE). Midrash also associates other catastrophic events in Jewish history with the date, the Ninth of Av. (Note: Normally celebrated on the 9th of Av, Tisha B'Av is this year transferred to 10th Av because Tisha B'Av is never observed on Shabbat). Read more...

TU B'AV 15 AV - 16 AUGUST Tu B'AV is the 15th day of the month of Av, a minor holiday in the Jewish Calendar following after the conclusion of "The Three Weeks," a period of mourning which began with Tzom Tammuz (The 17th of Tammuz) and ended with Tisha B'Av (9th Av). It is perhaps because of this that the Tachanun (penitential prayers) are removed from the daily prayer on Tu B'Av [usually recited during the Shacharit (morning) service each day] and it is a practice not to give eulogies at funerals on Tu B'Av. Both traditions suggest the end to the mourning period. Tu B'Av has joyous associations in Jewish memory. It marked the begininig of the grape harvest, was considered a time to find love, and the lengthening of nights afforded more time for Torah study... Read More...