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Some aspects of the fast start earlier (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe)
The fast of Tish'ah BeAb (9th of Ab) starts at night and ends the following day after the emergence of three...
Monday, July 19, 2010/Ab 8, 5770
Without fast days we would not remember what caused this exile (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) The fasts that all Jewish people are obligated to fast every year (other than Yom Kippur) are on: the 9th of Ab, the...
Monday, June 28, 2010/Tammuz 16, 5770
Why there is no confession or supplication on the 9th of Ab (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Normally, on a fast day, we say Widdui (confession) and Tehinna (supplications). On Tish'ah BeAb (the 9th of Ab),...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009/Ab 7, 5769
Cutting our nails before the 9th of Ab (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) We are not permitted to cut our nails during the week of Tish'ah BeAb (the 9th of Ab). However, Rabbenu the Ari, z"l...
Monday, July 27, 2009/Ab 6, 5769
Making clothes and shoes from Rosh Hodesh Ab (Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe) Sewing and the like is forbidden during the week of Tish'ah BeAb, and the custom is to forbid it from Rosh Hodesh. A...
Sunday, July 26, 2009/Ab 5, 5769

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