OU.ORG Headlines - Friday 7/27/01 - 7 Av 5761 - Shabbat
Chazon
May
We Merit Her Rebirth
Jews
the world over fast and lament on Saturday Night - Sunday night (July
28-29), Tisha B'Av, the darkest day on the Jewish calendar.
As our
sages teach us, whoever mourns over the destruction of Jerusalem will
merit the future vision of her joy.
Solidarity
Trip to Israel
The OU and the RCA
invite you to join the Solidarity Trip
to Israel, which is set to leave August 12th.
Halachot
for Tisha B'Av 5761
This
year, Tisha B’Av, the saddest day of the Hebrew Calendar, falls
out on Sunday, July 29.
Let's
Build the Beit HaMikdash
We
have the task of clearing the rubble of centuries in preparation
of the building of the Third Beit HaMikdash.
Period
of Mourning
Jews
worldwide observe an annual three week period of mourning over the
destruction of Jerusalem.
Tisha
B'Av on Sunday
The
fast of Tisha B'Av, like the fast of Yom Kippur, begins at sunset
on the night preceding the fast day itself.
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