Summer Fun Facts
They get 24 hours of sun
What happens in some places in the Arctic circle in the summer?
No listening to music
What are we not allowed to do starting on Shiva Asar B'Tamuz?
You have to finish the fast
What do you do if you accidentally eat during a fast day?
Both Bais Hamikdashes were distroyed
What happened on Tisha B'Av?
The number of people on earth today
What is around 8 billion?
A cup of soda was left outside with a stick
How were popsicles invented?
the days from Rosh Chodesh Av until Tisha B'Av
What are the 9 days?
Pregnant and nursing women
Who doesn't fast (besides for Tisha B'Av)?
Gedaliyah ben Achiikam was killed
What happened on Tzom Gedaliyah?
The lowest place on earth
What record does the Dead Sea have?
134 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the hottest temperature ever recorded?
Bein Hamitzarim
What are the weeks between Shiva Asar B'Teves and Tisha B'Av called?
Teshuva
What is the main point of a fast day?
Yerushalayim was surrounded
What happened on Asara B'Teves?
Red Lake
What is the largest lake completely inside Minnesota?
about 150 million hot dogs
How many hot dogs are eaten in America on the 4th of July?
Because we are mourning
Why do we have so many restrictions during this time period?
The Naviim made them.
Who established our 4 fasts?
The walls of Yerushalayim were breached
The number of bones in an adult
What in the body is 206?
92% water
How much water is in a watermelon?
Something Dangerous
What shouldn't we do during the 9 days?
We don't fast then because it would be too hard
Why don't we fast on the 9th of Tammuz the date the walls of Yerushalayim were broken during Bais Rishon?
They ran out of sheep for the Korban Tamid.
Name one thing that happened on Shiva Asar B'Tamuz.
The smallest bone and muscle in the body
What is in the ear?