The 9th of Av
Gail also has a wonderful compilation of the history of today at Crossing the Rubicon2: Today is the 9th Day of Av. Very thorough. Go read and wish me luck on my fast.
Category: Spirit
Temple Mount Closed
Well, it did sound too good to be true. Via Gail at Crossing the Rubicon2 Temple Mount Closed to non-Muslim Vistors on Tisha B’Av Outrage over police decision to ban entry to Temple Mount In a last minute turnaround, Jerusalem Police chief Ilan Franco decided Tuesday morning to close the Temple Mount off to non-Muslim … Continue reading Temple Mount Closed
Fasting
Just gulped the last water I’ll get until tomorrow at sundown. That concept has such a finality to it. “Don’t be such a wuss,” I tell myself. “If you want to be a wuss, Judaism is obviously not the religion to try.” I have such interesting conversations with myself. At sundown (just now) started Tisha … Continue reading Fasting
To remember this coming day
From Ariel Beery Once again the day is upon us: a day dedicated to remembering the destruction we ourselves caused, and only we ourselves can prevent. Tisha B’Av, as I wrote last year, is a day with secular–and not religious–significance, a day for each and every one of us to rethink the way we treat … Continue reading To remember this coming day
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