Posted on 07/20/2010 3:00:25 AM PDT by jerusalemjudy
I've never been in Tel Aviv or Haifa for Tisha B'Av, but my guess is that it probably doesn't feel too much different than Tisha B'Av in Seattle--a few hardy souls sitting on the floor of their synagogues in the evening and then spending the day itself struggling to keep awake through some talks and appropriate films, while the rest of the city goes about its usual business oblivious to the significance of the day.
That's not how Tisha B'Av is observed in Jerusalem--the focal point of much of the mourning. Here,as restaurants and places of entertainment close down, thousands take to the streets leading to the Old City and the remnants of the Temple. New traditions mingle with the ancient as Israelis commemorate the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people on and around the 9th of Av.
(Excerpt) Read more at jerusalemdiaries.blogspot.com ...
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9th of Av. Thanks jerusalemjudy. |
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Thank you.
Prayers for Gilad Shalit.
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