on our calendar, aug 5th is really the 9th of Av on Yahwehs calendar..here are some facts from history and why we should fast .. and with the first blood moon already past and the next one during tabernacles.. this 9th of Av could prove to be something big.. Israel already needs are prayers.. lets decide today to fast beginning on the eve of the 5th of aug... Tisha BAv - The Ninth of Av Overview and laws of the Jewish national day of mourning. by Rabbi Shraga Simmons View an excellent overview video: “Crash Course on Tisha BAv” What Happened on the Ninth of Av? On Tisha BAv, five national calamities occurred: During the time of Moses, Jews in the desert accepted the slanderous report of the 10 Spies, and the decree was issued forbidding them from entering the Land of Israel. (1312 BCE) The First Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians, led by Nebuchadnezzar. 100,000 Jews were slaughtered and millions more exiled. (586 BCE) The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans, led by Titus. Some two million Jews died, and another one million were exiled. (70 CE) The Bar Kochba revolt was crushed by Roman Emperor Hadrian. The city of Betar – the Jews last stand against the Romans – was captured and liquidated. Over 100,000 Jews were slaughtered. (135 CE) The Temple area and its surroundings were plowed under by the Roman general Turnus Rufus. Jerusalem was rebuilt as a pagan city – renamed Aelia Capitolina – and access was forbidden to Jews. Other grave misfortunes throughout Jewish history occurred on the Ninth of Av, including: The Spanish Inquisition culminated with the expulsion of Jews from Spain on Tisha BAv in 1492. World War One broke out on the eve of Tisha BAv in 1914 when Germany declared war on Russia. German resentment from the war set the stage for the Holocaust. On the eve of Tisha BAv 1942, the mass deportation began of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto, en route to Treblinka.
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