{"id":39597,"date":"2016-08-04T21:22:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T21:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=39597"},"modified":"2020-09-08T15:49:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T15:49:55","slug":"three-weeks-14-secret-behind-death-marta-bas-beisus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/three-weeks-14-secret-behind-death-marta-bas-beisus\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Weeks 14: The Secret Behind the Death of Marta bas Beisus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_73500673_SMALL-768x512.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_73500673_SMALL-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_73500673_SMALL-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_73500673_SMALL.jpg 848w\" alt=\"Crime scene tape across a street\" width=\"266\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Why does it matter whether Marta bat Baitus died from stepping in dung or from the smell of eating the fig of Rebbi Tzadok? What should\u00a0we learn from the story?<\/p>\n<p>Previous: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/three-weeks-13-jerusalem-naturally-invincible\/\"><strong>Jerusalem &#8211; Naturally Invincible<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/three-weeks-15-hands-king\/\"><strong>In the Hands of a King<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why does it matter whether Marta bat Baitus died from stepping in dung or from the smell of eating the fig of Rebbi Tzadok? What should\u00a0we learn from the story? 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