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The fast days of 17 Tammuz and 9 Av, and the time between them, commemorate the tragic process of the destruction of the two Holy Temples in Jerusalem.
The fast of the 17th of Tammuz, the day of the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem, marks the beginning of the Three Weeks". The fast of the 9th of Av, commemorates the day of the actual destruction by fire of the Holy Temple, and is the last day of the Three Weeks. The three weeks is a period of mourning over these destructions.
The Three Weeks, for the year 5770 / 2009-2010, begin on June 29, 2010 (17th of Tammuz), and continue through July 20, 2010 (9th of
Av).
View the Jewish calendar for this year: 5770
Divrei Torah On The Three Weeks
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The 17th of Tammuz
The Three Weeks
Tisha B'Av
Tu B'Av
Other Classes from Torah.org about The Three Weeks
- Keeping The Experience With Us, Rabbi Yochanan Zweig - 5768
- Rebuilding the Temple, Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5768
- When Moshiach Comes, Rabbi Label Lam - 5768
- Learning to Love What Is!, Rabbi Label Lam - 5767
- About This We Cry!, Rabbi Label Lam - 5766
- In a Month We Call -“Av”, Rabbi Label Lam - 5765
- The Red Heifer Reality, Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5765
- What Are We Mourning on the Ninth of Av, Rabbi Yosef Kalatzky - 5765
- Forgotten Oaths, Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5764
- In Other Words, Shlomo Katz - 5764
- In Our Best Interest, Rabbi Elly Broch - 5764
- Only the Shadow Knows, Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5764
- What Are We Missing On Tisha B'Av?, Rabbi Label Lam - 5764
- The Darkest Corner, Rabbi Label Lam - 5763
- The Eye Generation, Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5763
- Personal Judge, Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5762
- A Day of Rebuilding, Rabbi Label Lam - 5761
- How?, Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5761
- Murphy's Day, Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5761
- Unquestioned Answers, Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky - 5761
- Fix the World, Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5759
- Kamtza and Bar-Kamtza, Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5758
- The Nine Days of Mourning, Rabbi Dovid Green - 5758
- From Rock Bottom to Bottoms Up, Jon Erlbaum -
For any comments, questions or topic requests, please contact Rabbi Yehudah Prero.
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The Tragic Flaw of Brother Esau
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Fatherly Game
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A Thousand Life Lessons
Rabbi Label Lam - 5768
Just Five More Minutes of Sleep!
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Look, Twins!
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 Game Theory - Respectful Rebuke
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Chanukah: A Postscript
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Fragrance of Our Actions
Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5762
A Question of Honor
Rabbi Naftali Reich - 5767
The Key To Something More
Rabbi Label Lam - 5762
Esav! Have You Forgetten So Fast?
Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5758
The Real Story
Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5763
A Double Loss!
Rabbi Label Lam - 5767
Performances and Customs
Rabbi Yehudah Prero - 5755
100% for the Sake of Heaven
Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5756
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