{"id":47743,"date":"2019-08-08T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=47743"},"modified":"2019-08-08T12:00:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T12:00:06","slug":"rosh-chodesh-av-hallel-mourning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/rosh-chodesh-av-hallel-mourning\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosh Chodesh Av: Day of Hallel or Day of Mourning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gemara teaches that when Av begins we diminish our joy. Yet at the same time, we recite Hallel, a joyous prayer, on Rosh Chodesh Av. What is the nature of the day?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recorded at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouisrael.org\/programs\/layla-educational-social-opportunities-for-women\/\">OU Israel&#8217;s L&#8217;Ayla<\/a> Rosh Chodesh Av 5779 Women&#8217;s Event sponsored in memory of Mrs Linda Pruwer-Brachfeld, \u05de\u05e8\u05ea \u05d7\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e1\u05d0\u05e9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05ea \u05e8&#8217; \u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05d4\u05dc\u05dc.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-post-47743 wp-image-41625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-269x300.png\" alt=\"L'Ayla Logo\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo.png 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gemara teaches that when Av begins we diminish our joy. 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