The Ninth of Av

After the Ninth of Av

If we all strive to see the positive qualities of the land of Israel and its divine, spiritual value; if we feel happy to live in Israel, we will be able to rectify the Sin of the Spies which delayed our forefathers' entrance into the land.

Menachem Av

THE HOWS and WHYS OF 9 AV

Linking the "Ninth" with the "Tenth"

The number ten symbolizes the peak of completeness and community, the height of sanctity. The destruction of the Temple began on the ninth, but it was on the tenth of Av that it reached its fiery peak. On that day, the Savior of Israel was born.

The Nine Days

Various Halachot of the Nine Days.

Were there Fasts in the time of the Second Temple?

The Temple, Our Link With Eternity

Tisha B’Av

Tisha B’Av

Destruction and Redemption

Why did R' Akiva alone laugh? Certainly he was not the only one of the sages to believe in the future redemption. What's more, when the Temple sits in ruins one must mourn the situation even if something good is bound to come out of it in the future.