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Ninth of Av


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(Heb., Tishah be-Av).

Jewish fast day, which commemorates the destruction of the first and second Temples in 586 bce and 70 ce.

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Av, Ninth of
in A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion (1 rev) Length: 155 words
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in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1 rev) Length: 71 words
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