The Ninth of Av is the culmination of events beginning on the Tenth of Tevet when the Babylonia siege of Jerusalem began.
(The Tenth of Tevet is also a fast day because of the siege, as well as being the designated fast for the misfortune of the Five Book’s translation into Greek.)
Rashi Gen 1:2
"and the spirit of God was hovering: The Throne of Glory was suspended in the air and hovered over the face of the water with the breath of the mouth of the Holy One, blessed be He and with His word, like a dove, which hovers over the nest, acoveter in Old French, to cover, hover over."
Footnotes 1 and 2:
Glass-Half-Empty Consciousness of Tisha b’Av
It's what President Nixon said when he phoned the moon:
"And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth. For one priceless moment in the whole history of man, all the people on this Earth are truly one: one in their pride in what you have done, and one in our prayers that you will return safely to Earth."
Pacific Ocean or the Sea of Tranquility or what Nixon said or the symbolism of a dove - all the same meaning.
1.
The soul of Mashiach has two dimensions. One is the enlightenment that all of creation will enjoy; and one is that there will be an individual (or a couple) that will master mind and master heart this giant planetary-scale project of coordinating all of humanity into a single, smoothly operating organism, that will run as efficiently as a person’s body. According to Kabbala, all of humanity, actually all of creation, is really a single partzuf, a single Adam. In fact, one main feature of messianic consciousness is a greater awareness of our oneness in this regard.
The distinguishing feature of this individual (or couple) is that he become the point of entry for the soul of Mashiach. The highest tip of our world contacts the lowest toenails of the hovering soul of Mashiach, and the highest tip of our world is the person Mashiach.
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"And the spirit of G‑d hovered upon the waters." (Gen. 1:2) Midrash Rabba explains that this "spirit of G‑d" hovering upon the waters is actually the "soul of Mashiach," a term that refers to the highest possible G‑d awareness/truth awareness that human beings are capable of...
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
A message coming from the heavens, by the first man to walk on the moon. The moon: Israel, David, Rachel, Shekinah...
The entire planet was watching, listening, and waiting.
This year it's the 49th anniversary of the statement from the moon that falls on Tisha B'Av (First step on moon: 10:56:15 p.m. EDT).
The crew was picked up on Tisha B'Av by Hello er Helo 66 (בן דוד), a SeaKing, according to the time of life.