Questions tagged [tisha-bav]
9th of Av; anniversary of the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem; a general day of mourning for historical Jewish tragedies.
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Did the Jews burn the Temple?
In Meam Loez The Story of Tisha Bav by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, it is written that the Romans burned to Holy of Holies and then seeing this, the Jews burned the rest of the temple and all the wealthy ...
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Bad mazal of Tisha B'AV
Does Tisha B'AV actually have a bad mazal? As in, did bad things happen on this and related days and will will continue to happen? Or is it just in the past that calamity struck our people?
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Symbolism of jackals in Jerusalem
What is the symbolism behind jackals roaming Jerusalem and what practical implications are there when seeing one?
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What are some halachically proper fast-day greetings?
Considering that greeting someone during the Tisha B'Av fast day is prohibited, is there a proper way according to halacha to greet somone before the day?
For example, to say "have an easy fast&...
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List of bad things that happened throughout 3 weeks
Anyone have an online list of all the bad things throughout history that have happened to us throughout the 3 weeks? Mainly looking for things on Tisha B’av but also the rest of the 3 weeks or 9 days ...
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Are bad things more likely to happen on Erev Tisha B’av than any other time of year?
Are bad things inclined to happen today? I was thinking about going on a bike ride today, but I don’t trust Erev Tisha B’Av, so I don’t think I will. I feel like there’s a negative energy and that we ...
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Why has Tisha b'Av begun on Saturday night so often recently?
I write this in summer of 2023 (5783). This year Tisha b'Av begins on a Wednesday night. However, in looking back over recent years, I notice that the observance of Tisha b'Av began on a Saturday ...
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Bris on Erev Tisha B'Av?
I seem to recall reading/seeing that one cannot serve meat at a bris on the 8th of Av (assume not on Shabbos) but I can't find it now.
Does anyone know a source that says this?
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Could one bring bikkurim on Tisha B'Av?
Bikkurim can be brought from Shavuot till Sukkot and perhaps longer (not after Chanukah). Part and parcel of the mitzvah of Bikkurim seems to be an aspect of simcha/rejoicing. I have not seen any ...
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Tallit on Shabbat which is 9 av
Should one wear tallit gadol during the shachris on Shabbat if it is the 9 av (as in 2022)? On other shabbatot the person does wear a tallit.
I know that in this case the observance takes place on the ...
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Do any poskim permit one to recite Parshas Hamon on Tisha b’Av?
Do any poskim permit one who says parshas hamon daily the rest of the year to recite parshas hamon on tisha b’av as well? And if so, which poskim?
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למנצח on tisha b’av
Between Ashrei and Uva L’tzion we say Lamnatzeach. It’s apparently a somber psalm referring to the period before the Beis Hamikdosh was rebuilt, and since it’s sad in nature we don’t say it on festive ...
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How Does Garlic Ward Away Negative Spirits?
The Taamei Haminhagim (659) quotes the Shaar Hamelech who says:
טעם שבט״ב מטילין שום על בית הקברות, לפי ששום מבריח החיצונים, ובכל ימות
השנה,יכולין לינצל ע״י תורה ותפלה ואין לחם אחיזה - The reason why ...
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Appropriate clothing for Tish B'AV
Could it be acceptable to wear a kittle for 9 Av? I've never seen it, I usually wear black or dark grey.
I wouldn't dare try to look innocent- I am guilty and I know it, but that doesn't stop me from ...
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Why was God's injunction through Zechariah, on rejoicing, not followed?
With the return home from Babylon, the Temple rebuilt, and idolatry vanquished, God said, through the prophet Zechariah, that from now on the four fast days commemorating the destruction of the First ...
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Wearing a tie on Tisha B'Av
Is there an issue with wearing a tie on Tisha B'Av? Some Rabbonim who normally wear a tie throughout the week take it off for Tisha B'Av. For instance, see Rav Moshe Tuvia Lieff here without a tie ...
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Nakdimon Ben Gurion real name
The first Rash"i in Masechet Taanis (20a) says that Nakdimon Ben Gurion's real name was Boni. How did Rash"i know that, is there any earlier source for that?
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May one learn commentaries of permitted texts on Tisha B'av?
Regarding texts one is permitted to learn on Tisha B'av like Eicha and Iyov, is one allowed to learn the various meforshim as well or only the texts themselves?
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Why this common greeting: Tzom kal?
Tzom kal (easy fast) is a common greeting before the 9th of Av, but why? It runs counter to the adage, "No pain, no gain". The no pain adage seems similar to L'fum tzaara agra – according ...
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Rachel should have known about the Churban Hamikdash even if she was buried in the Mearas Hamachpeila
Rashi in Genesis 48:7
אקברה שם. וְלֹא הוֹלַכְתִּיהָ אֲפִלּוּ לְבֵית לֶחֶם לְהַכְנִיסָהּ לָאָרֶץ, וְיָדַעְתִּי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּלִבְּךָ עָלַי; אֲבָל דַּע לְךָ שֶׁעַל פִּי הַדִּבּוּר קְבַרְתִּיהָ שָׁם, ...
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Instances of Shevua Shechal Bo
Does the concept "Shevua Shechal Bo" come up within the context of halacha or hashkafa in any area other than the the week leading up to Tisha B'Av? It just seems like a unique measure for a ...
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Performing Chalitza during Tisha B'Av
Can one wear the leather Chalitza shoe during Tisha B'Av, despite the prohibition of wearing leather shoes?
(You might think this applies as well to Yom Kippur, but it states in Beitza 36B that ...
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Vihi Noam at bedtime Shema on Tishah beAv
Mishneh Torah Tefilah uVirkat Kohanim 7:2 mentions verses of mercy being read before going to bed. Shevuot 15b relates that R' Yehoshua ben Levi used to say (at least the first half of) Psalm 91, and ...
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Tosfos Yom Tov's elegy
Tosafos Yom Tov is said to have authored elegy, kinnos, to be recited on Tisha B'Av to commemorate the massacres know as Tach V'Tat.
Apparently it has not been included in the standard corpus of ...
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Why Shir HaMaalos on Erev Tisha B'Av?
The custom is some places seems to be to say Shir Hamaalos before bentching for the seuda mafsekes on Erev Tisha B'Av. Although we normally say Shir Hamaalos for bentching whenever we don't say ...
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Smoking versus snuffing tabac on Tisha Beav [duplicate]
In SA OC 554 the Caf Hachyim SK 3 rules that to smoke hookah is prohibited almost before Chats it, if not as a mean to treat constipation. But in SK 4 he allows to snuff tabac.
My question is if to ...
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Mercy and Strict Judgment are both mercy
In Parsha In Pink on Parshas Va'eschanan, the author cites a Ramchal that gives a beautiful insight into the Passuk of Shema Yisrael (Devarim 6:4).
שמע ישראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד
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Why do bad things happen to us on Tisha b'Av in particular?
Can anyone point me to a religiously-based discussion of why so many bad things happened to us Jews on Tish'a b'Av in particular, far more than on any other day on the calendar? In some cases the &...
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Seudah Ha'mafsekes: Must one wash?
When I was a child, my parents always ate a Seudah Hamafsekes ("separating meal") before Tisha B'Av.
This meal consisted of bread, a hard-boiled egg dipped in ashes, and water.
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Reciting the parshiyyot of the tefillin on Tish'ah BeAv
Some have the custom to read all four parshiyyot contained in the tefillin while wearing them. (See e.g. Mishnah Berurah 25:16.)
It is forbidden to learn Torah on Tish'ah BeAv, but one may recite ...
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Can one study about the Beis Hamikdash on tisha bav?
I know that we cannot study any Torah which makes us happy on tisha bav- which is generally any Torah (source needed).
Based on that, is it generally accepted among (ashkenazi) poskim that studying ...
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Why was the first Temple destroyed? [duplicate]
Why was the first Temple destroyed? The Talmud says it's because the people engaged in idolatry, adultery and murder. Yoma 9b
But after the 55 disastrous years of King Menashe, during which he all ...
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Kaddish before Haftarah on Tish'ah beAv Morning
R. Akiva Eger (on Shulchan Aruch 559:3) cogently argues that one should never recite kaddish between maftir and haftarah, as such an interruption would mean that one does not fulfill the requirement ...
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Is it permissible to learn Hilchot Teshuva on Tisha Beav?
The Shulchan Aruch paskens (OC 554) that it is forbidden to learn most parts of Torah on Tisha Beav, except for a few small sections about aveilut.
The question is: the Shulchan Aruch doesn't ...
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Is it against custom to celebrate a bar mitzvah on rosh hodesh Av?
Is there any rule or custom against celebrating a bar mitzvah on rosh hodesh Av, considering that the beginning of Av is considered a time of mourning?
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Source justifying no Tefillin: 9 Av
I was discussing the Ashkenazi minhagim and hanhagot of Tish'a beAv with a contact of mine, namely the universal Ashkenazi practice to refrain from tallit and tefillin until after chatzot. He told me ...
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Kinnah about mazalos out of order
One of the Kinnos that is said the night of Tisha B'Av discusses the different mazalos/constellations. In the Artscroll version it's listed as Kinnah #5. Artscroll has a nice chart at the bottom ...
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"Guidelines" on whether a person who davens b'yechidus has to read eichah on Tisha B'av
Can anyone who has access to the sefer "Guidelines" on the Three Weeks and Tisha b'Av by Rabbis Jaeger and Barclay tell me what if anything they say about a person who davens without a minyan reciting ...
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Heter to Work on 9 b’Av But No Bracha
Shulchan Aruch 554:23 says one is permitted to work even before chazot if he will lose money. 554:24 says he will not see a siman bracha from that work.
Why would the mechaber go out of his way to ...
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Extending Shabbos that precedes Tisha B'av
Is it permitted to purposely extend Shabbos to Sunday night when Tisha B'av is observed on that Sunday?
We see that regarding Jews traveling near the international dateline, there are Poskim who said ...
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Which Kinnos to focus on? [closed]
In the past, I have found often that I can't go through all of the Kinnos during the service without rushing or skipping them. Are there any particularly important or interesting Kinnos that I could ...
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Shabbat 9 Av: Marital relations vs Torah study
Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah 400:2 rules that a mourner observes the private mourning practices of shiv'ah on shabbat. This includes not engaging in marital relations, not washing in warm water and not ...
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May one do the Mitzvah of Nichum Aveilim/Consoling Mourners on Tish'a B'av?
Based on On Tish'a B'Av,can someone say the typical "Mourner's statement" to any/everyone else?, may one perform the mitzvah of Nichum Aveilim for one who is sitting shiv'a on ...
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Levi tribe and the spies story investigation
I gathered a couple of questions together because they might be linked but I'm OK with splitting them:
Why didn't Levi send a spy?
I know, I know they didn't have Nahalah in Israel. So what?
The ...
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Purim in Adar and not Av?
We all presume that Haman was well literate and familiar with our Tanachic sources. It is widely known that since the sin of the Spies (Meraglim) 9th of Av was chosen for all kinds of misfortunes for ...
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Tisha Ba'av that fell out on Shabbos
If Tisha Ba'av fell out on Shabbos, and therefore it was pushed off to Sunday. Is a Bar Mitzvah Boy obligated to fast if he turned 13 on Shabbos? In other words: Does the fact that Tisha Ba'av fell ...
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Why remove tallis before maariv on motzei Tisha B'av?
There is a widespread practice not to wear tallis and tefillin for the morning prayer on Tisha B'Av, instead putting them on for the afternoon prayer. There is also a prohibition against wearing ...
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Oteir Yisrael on Tisha B'Av
According to page 48 of the Kinot by Rabbi Abraham Rosenfeld, one does not say the bracha of "Oteir Yisrae'sl B'Tifarah" in shacharit of Tisha B'av. Instead, one says it at the beginning of mincha (on ...
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Studying the Tochacha in Tish'a B'Av
Would one be permitted to study the Tochacha on Tish'a B'Av?
It's not about the fast and is not mentioned in the list of things one may learn on Tish'a B'Av as it doesn't pertain to the destruction ...
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Tehillim 79 (1): G-d pours out his anger on wood and stone. Is this consolation in view of 79 (2 & 3)?
In Tehillim 79 (1) we read how HKB”H sent his anger on wood and stone (and by implication less on the people of Israel):
A song of Asaph. O God! Nations have come into Your heritage, they
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