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On Tisha BâAv we mourn the destruction of the First and Second Holy Temples. The Talmud in Tractate
Taanit (30) states that all
mitzvot that apply to a mourner during the
shiva also apply to the entire Jewish people on Tisha BâAv.
In other words, according to
halacha we are all sitting
shiva on Tisha BâAv. But how can this be? For the
halacha states that if a close relative has died and we did not know about it until after 30 days, there will be no formal
shiva. We would sit
shiva symbolically for only an hour, and then get up and go about our regular routine. How, then, can we sit
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The gilded throne of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun, wood, gold, glass, carnelian, from the tomb treasure of Tutankhamun (KV62), New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, ca. 1336-1327 BC, at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. The gilded throne of Pharaoh Tutankhamun is but one of the treasures found within his tomb. (Wikipedia)
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The תוכחה, a section in Parshat Bechukotai outlining punishments destined to befall the Jewish people if they don’t keep the Torah, is one of the most frightening sections in the Torah. It describes horrific scenarios of fear and destruction- scenarios that have unfortunately come to fruition over our national history. In outlining the reason for these punishments, the Torah repeats one word over and over- the word קרי. The Torah describes the tragedies to be a punishment for the fact that the Jewish people “walk with Me (Hashem) בקרי”.