[23] The Fast of Tammuz, Three Weeks, Nine Days, and Tisha B'Av
IN THIS POST The Fast of Tammuz The Three Weeks The Nine Days Tisha B'Av The three weeks leading up to Tisha B’Av are a period of...
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