The fast days of 17 Tammuz and 9 Av, and the time between them, commemorate the tragic process of the destruction of the two Holy Temples in Jerusalem.
The fast of the 17th of Tammuz, the day of the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem, marks the beginning of the Three Weeks". The fast of the 9th of Av, commemorates the day of the actual destruction by fire of the Holy Temple, and is the last day of the Three Weeks. The three weeks is a period of mourning over these destructions.
The Three Weeks, for the year 5770 / 2009-2010, begin on June 29, 2010 (17th of Tammuz), and continue through July 20, 2010 (9th of
Av).
View the Jewish calendar for this year: 5770
Divrei Torah On The Three Weeks
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The 17th of Tammuz
The Three Weeks
Tisha B'Av
Tu B'Av
Other Classes from Torah.org about The Three Weeks
Keeping The Experience With Us , Rabbi Yochanan Zweig - 5768Rebuilding the Temple , Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5768When Moshiach Comes , Rabbi Label Lam - 5768Learning to Love What Is! , Rabbi Label Lam - 5767About This We Cry! , Rabbi Label Lam - 5766In a Month We Call -“Av” , Rabbi Label Lam - 5765The Red Heifer Reality , Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5765What Are We Mourning on the Ninth of Av , Rabbi Yosef Kalatzky - 5765Forgotten Oaths , Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5764In Other Words , Shlomo Katz - 5764In Our Best Interest , Rabbi Elly Broch - 5764Only the Shadow Knows , Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5764What Are We Missing On Tisha B'Av? , Rabbi Label Lam - 5764The Darkest Corner , Rabbi Label Lam - 5763The Eye Generation , Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5763Personal Judge , Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5762A Day of Rebuilding , Rabbi Label Lam - 5761How? , Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5761Murphy's Day , Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5761Unquestioned Answers , Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky - 5761Fix the World , Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5759Kamtza and Bar-Kamtza , Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5758The Nine Days of Mourning , Rabbi Dovid Green - 5758From Rock Bottom to Bottoms Up , Jon Erlbaum -
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ARTICLES ON
MISHPATIM:
The Stuff Of Unity Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5765The Invisible Heart Shlomo Katz - 5758Learning from the Enemy—It’s a Steal! Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5766Values We Can Trust Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5759Setting Norms Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5762Hashovas Aveidah: All is Not Lost Rabbi Osher Chaim Levene - 5766The Slavery Riddle Rabbi Naftali Reich - 5768The True Value of Five Times Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5762A Giant Step Toward Holiness Rabbi Label Lam - 5769All for One Rabbi Raymond Beyda - 5766Why Pick On The Ear? Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5760Slave Mentality Rabbi Raymond Beyda - 5765
Education of Dedication Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5757Honor Due to a Thief Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5761The Perfect Blend Rabbi Dovid Green - 5761Make Yourself- at Home Rabbi Label Lam - 5767
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