This year the Tisha B’Av (9 Av) fast begins the evening of Wednesday July 26, 2023 and goes through Thursday July 27 This is the fast of the fifth month mentioned in Zechariah 8:19. Here is a fascinating overview capturing the meaning of the holiday and fast… Rabbi Avraham Goldhar has amazed audiences around the…
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When the Jews rebelled against Roman rule, they believed that their leader, Shimonbar Koziva (also known as Bar Kochba), would fulfill their messianic longings. But their hopes were cruelly dashed on Tisha B’Av, 135 CE, as the Jewish rebels were brutally butchered in the final battle at Betar. The following account is from the Talmud (Gittin 57a–b): Because…