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17th of tammuz

  1. Harel13

    Why didn't Chizkiyahu sing in praise?

    I thought of this idea about a month ago, when a friend of mine hy"d was KIA in Rafiach. But I haven't thought about it since, so it might come across as half-baked. This morning I thought it would be relevant to share with regards to 17th of Tamuz and the Three Weeks. There's a gemara that I...
  2. Harel13

    Apostumus who burned the Torah

    A famous mishna states that five significant events occurred to our forefathers on the 17th of Tammuz and five on the 9th of Av. One of the five of the 17th of Tammuz is "Apostumus burned the Torah [scroll]". To this day, this event has yet to be properly identified and there are many different...
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