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Tisha B'Av: Destruction of God's Temple
To be read to conclude Av 9-10, 5782 (6th - 7th August 2022)
On the Hebrew calendar, Av 9 is a date that is annually marked and consistently observed as solemn time. Time where Jews fast and mourn as a community to commemorate the tragedies which surround this date.
Most notably, the commemoration focuses on the destruction of the First & Second Temples, the static structures of God's House constructed through human hands.
However, the consistency has only one exception which occurs only when Av 9 falls on the weekly day of rest, the Seventh day: the Sabbath day. This day of the the week is one which is ordained and appointed by God as holy and sacred time in the Books of Genesis (Chapter 2), Exodus (Chapters 16, 20 & 31) and Leviticus (Chapter 23). When this coincidence occurs between the day to feast and the day to fast, it behooves the Jewish community for the former to precede the latter. In other words, it is deemed right and proper to postpone the day dedicated to fast and mourn the memory of the Temple (Tisha B'Av) to the next day, the first day of the week: the Sunday. This move is done to prevent a clash of meaning, intention and significance between each day.
However, despite this move, the day dedicated to feast (the Sabbath) that directly precedes Tisha B'Av is solemnly celebrated as Shabbat Chazon (Sabbath of Vision) inspired by Isaiah's vision of the Temple's destruction due to Israel's sin (Chapter 1).
One way to read this re-arrangement in the eyes of the Jewish community is that the celebration of the Sabbath day takes precedent over Tisha B'Av despite the unfortunate events associated with it.
A possible alternative way to read this re-arrangement in the eyes of the Christian community would be an interpretation that gives the very reason why we can celebrate in the midst of misfortune: God's promise of redemption and the joy of His salvation. ... (Cont. https://wordpress.com/post/sagespeaks.blog/589)
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By Sy AdamahTo be read to conclude Av 9-10, 5782 (6th - 7th August 2022)
On the Hebrew calendar, Av 9 is a date that is annually marked and consistently observed as solemn time. Time where Jews fast and mourn as a community to commemorate the tragedies which surround this date.
Most notably, the commemoration focuses on the destruction of the First & Second Temples, the static structures of God's House constructed through human hands.
However, the consistency has only one exception which occurs only when Av 9 falls on the weekly day of rest, the Seventh day: the Sabbath day. This day of the the week is one which is ordained and appointed by God as holy and sacred time in the Books of Genesis (Chapter 2), Exodus (Chapters 16, 20 & 31) and Leviticus (Chapter 23). When this coincidence occurs between the day to feast and the day to fast, it behooves the Jewish community for the former to precede the latter. In other words, it is deemed right and proper to postpone the day dedicated to fast and mourn the memory of the Temple (Tisha B'Av) to the next day, the first day of the week: the Sunday. This move is done to prevent a clash of meaning, intention and significance between each day.
However, despite this move, the day dedicated to feast (the Sabbath) that directly precedes Tisha B'Av is solemnly celebrated as Shabbat Chazon (Sabbath of Vision) inspired by Isaiah's vision of the Temple's destruction due to Israel's sin (Chapter 1).
One way to read this re-arrangement in the eyes of the Jewish community is that the celebration of the Sabbath day takes precedent over Tisha B'Av despite the unfortunate events associated with it.
A possible alternative way to read this re-arrangement in the eyes of the Christian community would be an interpretation that gives the very reason why we can celebrate in the midst of misfortune: God's promise of redemption and the joy of His salvation. ... (Cont. https://wordpress.com/post/sagespeaks.blog/589)