#tisha b’av

[goldyke]

To any Jewish followers who are observing Tisha B’av,

If you are fasting I wish you a meaningful and safe fast. If you are observing in a way that does not involve fasting I wish you a meaningful day of observance.

The wish for safety comes amidst widespread heat waves. Please try to stay indoors in cool areas and remember, in cases of Pikuach Nefesh you may break your fast and drink some water!

[maimonidesnutz]

[writtenfoxscreams]

Hope everyone who’s fasting has a safe and meaningful fast.

Please make sure to take of yourselvesss.

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[girlactionfigure]

On one of his travels across Europe, the great French leader, Napoleon Bonaparte led his troops through a small Jewish town. He passed by a synagogue where everyone was sitting on the floor crying and reading little books by the light of small candles.

Napoleon asked his aide, “What is this?” He was told that the Jewish people are mourning the destruction of the Temple (twice). “How long ago was that?” he inquired, “Two thousand years” was the answer.

Napoleon, astonished, was then quoted saying: “A nation that cries and fasts for over 2,000 years for their land and the Temple will surely be rewarded with both land and the Temple.”

Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av, is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. On this day we fast, deprive ourselves and pray, as we mourn the destruction of the first and second temples, and many other calamities which befell our people throughout history on this date.

Our generation is blessed to live in these times, together in our ancestral homeland, in our own independent state; in our reunified capital Jerusalem.

“All who mourn [the destruction of] Jerusalem will merit to see it in its joy” (Ta’anit 30b)

The menorah on the Arch of Titus in Rome, depicting the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the Jewish people. Today, this menorah is the national symbol of the State of Israel. Photo: Amos Ben Gershom Source: @GPOIsrael

@HumansOfJudaism

[unbidden-yidden-deactivated20240]

Some of my other favorite Tisha b'Av music

[laineystein]

💦 Reminder if you’re fasting for Tisha B’Av - start increasing your water intake NOW.

[spacelazarwolf]

Is kikemoid gender-affirming enough for you? <3

something something te/rf-nazi venn diagram.

[snarky-art]

Why did you become an anti-Semite?

I’m anti Zionists committing genocide, not anti Jewish. The conflation of the 2 is gross and disgusting.

And I don’t support the killing of others Semitic groups that aren’t Jewish, which is more than I can say for the state of Israel

Hope this helps💕

[anonymousdandelion]

The fact that people are still reblogging this today is a special sort of affliction.

..anyway, tzom kal. Wishing everyone fasting a meaningful one.

Hydration reminder for those who will be fasting for Tisha B'Av tonight and tomorrow!

Start drinking water now, and don't stop until sunset. :)

[avoidingdestiny]

Desperately need a haircut and I can’t get one because I forgot the Three Weeks starts tomorrow.

[ephemeral-winter]

have decided that reading the Wikipedia page for any given tragedy befalling the Jewish people on the morning of Tisha b’Av counts for the mitzvah of traditional study of distressing texts

[hellochildrenoftheatom]

If any Israelis see this, I hope you all stay safe this Tisha B’Av. Sending you love and peace ❤️🫂🇮🇱

[girlactionfigure]

What Happened on the Ninth of Av?

On Tisha B’Av, five national calamities occurred:

During the time of Moses, Jews in the desert accepted the slanderous report of the 10 Spies, and the decree was issued forbidding them from entering the Land of Israel.

The First Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians, led by Nebuchadnezzar. 100,000 Jews were slaughtered and millions more exiled.

The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans, led by Titus. Some two million Jews died, and another one million were exiled.

The Bar Kochba revolt was crushed by Roman Emperor Hadrian. The city of Betar – the Jews’ last stand against the Romans – was captured and liquidated. Over 100,000 Jews were slaughtered.

The Temple area and its surroundings were plowed under by the Roman general Turnus Rufus. Jerusalem was rebuilt as a pagan city – renamed Aelia Capitolina – and access was forbidden to Jews.

Other grave misfortunes throughout Jewish history occurred on the Ninth of Av, including:

The Spanish Inquisition culminated with the expulsion of Jews from Spain on Tisha B’Av in 1492.

World War One broke out on the eve of Tisha B’Av in 1914 when Germany declared war on Russia. German resentment from the war set the stage for the Holocaust.

On the eve of Tisha B’Av 1942, the mass deportation began of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto, en route to Treblinka.

[worfsbarmitzvah]

a weird kind of dissonance i’ve been feeling is like. it feels like most of the west sees ancient rome as this totally bygone, foreign, almost fantastical place. like obviously people have an idea of how much the roman empire set the stage for western culture in general, but the actual reality of the roman empire seems to be totally alien to most modern westerners. whereas from a jewish perspective the roman empire feels very immediate and very relevant. it isn’t just a far-off memory that we only think about when we study linguistics or look at a map of the solar system or watch russell crowe movies and shakespeare plays.

to quote abraham joshua heschel:

We are a people in whom the past endures,

in whom the present is inconceivable without moments gone by.

The Exodus lasted a moment, a moment enduring forever.

What happened once upon a time happens all the time.

which is to say, the roman empire is not a distant memory for us. every every 17th of tammuz, the roman empire is there. every tisha b’av, the roman empire is there. when i walk into a store in december and a song by mariah carey is playing, the roman empire is there. every time i drive past a church and see a cross, the roman empire is there.

of course, this goes just as well for every historical oppressor of the jewish people, but i think the legacy that ancient rome has in modern western society gives it a specific feeling from a jewish point of view. it’s like the sounds of a fluorescent light: to the goyim around me it’s just background noise, easily tuned out, but to me it’s always there and it always stings at least a little

[bobemajses]

Girls dancing on Tu B’Av in Hadera, Sharon plain, early 20th century.

Coming less than a week after the sorrowful mourning of Tisha b’Av (on the 9th of Av), Tu b’Av is a Jewish holiday of love. Tu b’Av occurs on a full moon, as the Hebrew calendar is lunar. Linking the full moon with love, fertility, and romance is common in ancient cultures. The first mention of Tu b’Av is in the Mishna (Taanit), where it says, “There were no better days for the people of Israel than the Fifteenth of Av and Yom Kippur, since on these days the daughters of Jerusalem go out dressed in white and dance in the vineyards. What were they saying: Young man, consider who you choose (to be your wife).”