Tag: Three Weeks

Fast of the 17th of Tammuz

It’s shiva Asar b’Tammuz over Shabbat, but the fast is pushed back to Sunday – the beginning of the three weeks. We fast in memory of the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem. It’s a minor day fast, although long and hot in many parts of the world. Time to think about what to do with …

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Menu plan for the week (9 days)

Since we’re strictly vegetarian this week until Shabbat, it is a little different from normal weeks. You may have seen my post on vegetarian ideas for this week (if not, go and check it out!). I’ve written up my menu for the week. There is at least one fruit and/or veggie at every meal, but …

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52 week challenge week 30: Fasting and related practicalities

Next Sunday is the fast of Tisha B’Av, the day we mourn the for many things, especially the loss of our Temples. This is a 25 hour long fast – it starts at sundown and goes through sundown the next day. It’s during the summer, so the day is often hot in addition to being …

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9 days vegetarian meal ideas

For the 9 days leading up to the fast of Tisha B’Av, we restrict certain things. One of these is food: we don’t eat meat (or drink wine) except for on Shabbat (or a few other circumstances, like a siyum.) This can leave some of us family chefs stumped: what’s for dinner? Especially since pasta …

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Rosh Chodesh Av is coming! (9 days)

The time between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av are a time of restriction. For example, haircuts and music are two things that are restricted starting from the first fast (for the three weeks). When Av begins, we diminish [our] rejoicing” (Talmud, Taanit 26b). During the 9 days from Rosh Chodesh (the …

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The three weeks start Sunday!

The three weeks from the fast of the 17th of Tammuz (SUNDAY!) through the fast of Tisha B’Av are traditionally somber times of mourning. There are several restrictions, including hair cutting and making shechechiyanu, that start then. As we get closer to Tisha B’Av, they instensify. Here‘s a good link to a source for an …

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