3 Weeks
What are the Three Weeks a time of?
Sadness
When do the Nine Days start?
The 1st of Av
What does Tisha B'Av mean?
The 9th of Av
What is different about this year to a regular Tisha b'av?
We cant mourn before Tisha b'av because it is shabbos
How many Beis Hamikdash buildings have we had?
2
What do we not say during the Three Weeks?
No music, no weddings, no haircuts
What foods do we stop eating in the Nine Days?
Meat and wine
What must healthy adults not do on Tisha B’Av?
Eat or drink – they fast
When do we say Havdola this week?
Sunday night
Who built the first Beis Hamikdash?
Shlomo Hamelech
What important Jewish place was broken into on 17 Tammuz?
The walls of Yerushalayim
What are some things we don’t do during the Nine Days?
Washing clothes, wearing clean clothes
What happened to the Beit Hamikdash on Tisha B'Av?
It was destroyed
What must we eat at a Seuda Hamafsekes this year?
Normal food
Who built the second Beis Hamikdash?
Ezra and Nechemiah
What date does the Three Weeks begin?
17th of Tammuz
What day is the last day of the 9 days?
Tisha B'Av
What do we sit on during Tisha B’Av morning?
Low chairs or the floor
When must we take off our leather shoes?
Only when Shabbos is out
Who destroyed the first Beis Hamikdash?
Bavel
What is the Hebrew name for the Three Weeks?
Bein HaMetzarim
What is special about the Nine Days?
It is the month that the Beis Hamikdash was destroyed
What book do we read on Tisha B’Av?
Eicha
Can we learn Torah on erev Tisha b'av?
Yes. because it is shabbos
Who destroyed the second Beis Hamikdash?
Romans