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Reason To Cry

On the Jewish calendar, Tisha b'Av is the saddest day
    We don't even smile, say 'Hi' or 'Good morning'
  For when those who spied out the Land spoke untruly
    The Lord gave the Jewish People fair warning 

  "You say that here in the desert you choose to die
    My promise to lead you into the Land, you defy"
  'By my word,' the Lord thundered
    'I'll give you reason on this day to cry!'

  And that we all know is why
    Flames shot up from our Temple so high
  Darkening Jerusalem's tear-streaked sky
    exposing sins, once hidden, to the naked eye


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  'Tisha b'Av, a day of fasting, sackcloth and ashes, begins 
  at 8:17 p.m. Chicago time Wed., July 26 and ends at 
  8:57 p.m, Thursday, July 27.

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Michael Tor

Date: 7/26/2023 11:24:00 PM

Thanks for sharing Gershon so much we do not know in the Jewish faith practice. I wonder why that is not shared more on the news and television... Thank you for sharing...

Yann Rolland

Date: 7/26/2023 8:13:00 PM

i learned too, may be about the "mur des lamentations" . thanks for sharing

Kim Merryman

Date: 7/26/2023 7:46:00 PM

I learned something new. I didn't know the Jews had a holy day set aside for this remembrance. Thank you for sharing, Gershon! Blessings, Kim M