Re: Tisha B'Av / Tu B'Av

[Robert Cohen <rlcm17...>]

It's *Tu* B'av--the 15th (just as Basya said)--not Tisha B'Av, the ninth.  
The latter is, of course, a day of deep mourning (sadly timely now, no?--and 
I've never been a big Tisha B'Av Jew).  The former is a day of great 
joy--when, according to a tradition whose source I don't remember, Jewish 
women would present themselves to Jewish men they desired and seek them out 
for husbands--sort of a Jewish Sadie Hawkins Day.

The Carlebach Shul has made a wonderful tradition of festive rejoicing 
surrounding this day, and I think their asking Basya et al. to perform is a 
gevalt!

--Robert cohen


>From: jbgordon (at) cloud9(dot)net
>Reply-To: jbgordon (at) cloud9(dot)net
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: Re:
>Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 18:21:03 GMT
>
>
>co9me on basya. this is a joke, right?  food and music on 9th of av? what 
>gives?
>jonathan gordon
>
>


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