By Menachem Wecker
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According to rabbinic tradition six actions are to be avoided during this period including enjoyment of the Arts.
Monday, 23 July 2012
9-day Jewish Mourning (and Artless) Period Commemorates Destruction of Temples
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HOUSTON CHRONICLE | ICONIA
By Menachem Wecker
Last Friday was the first day (Rosh Chodesh in Hebrew) of the Jewish month of Av, which marks the beginning of a nine-day mourning period in Jewish law. That period culminates in the fast of the Ninth of Av, which, since if falls on a Sabbath-Saturday this year, is observed on the 10th of Av, Sunday July 29. [link]
According to rabbinic tradition six actions are to be avoided during this period including enjoyment of the Arts.
By Menachem Wecker
According to rabbinic tradition six actions are to be avoided during this period including enjoyment of the Arts.
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