Fast of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz 33 articles

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The Fast of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz marks the beginning of the 3 weeks. It is a sad day on the Jewish calendar when, among other events, Moshe came down from Har Sinai and Broke the Luchot after seeing the Jews worship the Egel HaZahav, the Kohanim stopped offering the korban tamid (daily sacrifice) , an idol was placed in the Beit HaMikdash, Apostomos publicly burned the Torah, and the walls of Jerusalem were breached after a long siege.

The Secret of Shiva Asar B’Tamuz and Bein HaMetzarim
The Secret of Shiva Asar B’Tamuz and Bein HaMetzarim
The Secret of Shiva Asar B’Tamuz and the Bein Hametzarim Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 22, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Shiva Asar B’Tamuz : The Five Tragedies Indicate a Day of Building and Destruction
Shiva Asar B’Tamuz : The Five Tragedies Indicate a...
Shiva Asar B’Tamuz : The 5 Tragedies Indicate A Day Of Building and Destruction -The Mystical Power of the Letter “Hey” Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 22, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Four Fasts, Then & Now
The Four Fasts, Then & Now
The Gemara in Maseches Rosh HaShana (18b) says that there are three categories regarding the four fasts (of Asarah b’Teves, Shiva Asar b’Tamuz, Tisha b’Av, and Tzom Gedaliah) : 1) when there is gezeiras malchus (persecution) all four fasts are obligatory...
Nov 30, 2017
By Rav Mosheh Twersky HY"D
The Four Fast Days and Sefer Zechariah
The Four Fast Days and Sefer Zechariah
Why do we fast on Tisha B’av?  The primary answer, of course, is to remember the destruction of the Bet HaMikdash and Yerushalayim. Yet, according to the Navi Zechariah, not only...
Oct 3, 2017
By Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
The Broken Tablets’ Eternal Message
The Broken Tablets’ Eternal Message
The Talmud records that the first tragedy that occurred on the 17th of Tammuz was the breaking of the tablets at Mt. Sinai. This event sets the tone for a day...
Jun 29, 2015
By Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider
What Mourning Means: Reflections of Rav Soloveitchik zt”l on Tisha B’Av
What Mourning Means: Reflections of Rav Soloveitchik zt”l on...
Rabbi Koenigsberg is a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, and the editor of two volumes of the Shiurei HaRav series, an annotated collection of...
Jul 19, 2011
By Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Digest of The Laws of Tisha B’Av and the Three Weeks
Digest of The Laws of Tisha B’Av and the...
HALAKHA GUIDE / הלכות (According to the Ashkenazic practice) Notes in based upon contributions from Rabbi Ari Kahn, whom we thank for his valuable input! Abbreviations A.H. = Arukh HaShulĥan...
Jul 18, 2011
By OU Staff
Getting Married the Night of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz
Getting Married the Night of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz
Fast days, with the exception of Yom Kippur and Tisha B’Av, begin in the morning. Does that mean we can enjoy ourselves the night before? In particular, the Three Weeks, with...
Jul 18, 2011
By Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik
About the Three Weeks: A Chronology of Destruction
About the Three Weeks: A Chronology of Destruction
The following is a list of the major events leading up to the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. First Temple: 3316 Yehoyakim ben Yoshiyahu becomes King of...
Jul 18, 2011
By OU Staff
Fast of the 17th of Tammuz: Historical Background & Customs
Fast of the 17th of Tammuz: Historical Background &...
The 17th day in the Jewish month of Tammuz, Jews the world over fast and lament to commemorate the many calamities that have befallen our people on this ominous day. The...
Jul 18, 2011
By OU Staff

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