On Tisha B’Av, mourning incomparable loss, working on increased unity
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On Tisha B’Av, mourning incomparable loss, working on increased unity
The holiday marked by Jewish calamities associated with internecine strife is an annual reminder to move past the divisiveness of politics, enmity and isolation.
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Eerily, not only were both of the holy temples in Jerusalem destroyed on the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av (the first one, built by King Solomon, was demolished by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, and the second, a gift of King Herod, by the Romans in 70 C.E.), but a host of other tragic events also befell the Jewish people on that date.
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On February 3, 2017 ( 7
th of Shevat 5777), which was the Friday before we read Parshat Bo in Shul that year, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote what I would consider one of his most important Blogs to appear on these pages of TOI. I say that for a number of reasons, two of which I will discuss in this Blog.
Firstly, let’s look at the Hebrew date it was published.
There were four number sevens that appear. One number 7 is the date in Shevat. The final three 7’s appear as a series of three in the year 5777.
Regarding the first number 7, Rabbi Sacks passed away on that date in November this past year.
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