Overview:

This Jewish Holy Day is the culmination of a three-week period of mourning. The 9th of Av is a Jewish Holy Day of mourning commemorated with a full 24 hour fast that remembers the saddest days in Jewish History. Historically on the 9th of Av, tradgedy has befallen the Jewish people and the Jewish people. This fast, thus, mourns the losses of life, sanctity, and freedom that occurred through various events in our history, namely:

1. The Sins of The Spies: When Hashem brought our Jewish ancestors out of Egypt, He soon commanded Moshe to send out 12 spies to spy out the promised land (of Israel) and bring back a report. All but 2 spies gave a bad report, saying the land was too full of indefeasible giants to be conquered. Those 10 unfaithful spies died.

2. Destruction of the First Holy Temple

3. Destruction of the Second Holy Temple

4. Jerusalem was plowed to the ground

5. Scores of Jewish have been killed and Jewish towns globally have been plundered and destroyed on this day throughout history.

6. Treblinka extermination camp was opened & Jews were corralled in the Warsaw Ghetto, waiting for the day of their slaughter by the Nazi Germans.

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