{"id":39525,"date":"2016-07-22T15:36:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T15:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=39525"},"modified":"2020-09-08T15:49:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T15:49:44","slug":"three-weeks-2-triple-blessing-holy-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/three-weeks-2-triple-blessing-holy-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Weeks 2: The Triple Blessing of the Holy Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_97091531_SMALL-768x576.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_97091531_SMALL-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_97091531_SMALL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_97091531_SMALL.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Triple pinned point close-up 3d illustration concept isolated on white\" width=\"266\" height=\"200\" \/>Many other calamities befell us at the end of the 2nd commonwealth (Bayit Sheni), why are the destruction of Yerushalayim, Tur Malka and Beitar singled out by the Gemara?<\/p>\n<p>Previous: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/three-weeks-1-divorce\/\"><strong>Why Is It Divorce?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/three-weeks-3-kamtza-bar-kamtza\/\"><strong>Kamtza &amp; Bar Kamtza<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many other calamities befell us at the end of the 2nd commonwealth (Bayit Sheni), why are the destruction of Yerushalayim, Tur Malka and Beitar singled out by the Gemara? 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