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The Mishna states that Tu B’Av (the 15 of Av, July 24 this year) was a joyous holiday in the days of the Second Temple in Jerusalem when the unmarried girls of Jerusalem dressed in white went out to dance in the vineyards. The day of love is its current name in Israel and in its honor I offer this essay.