Three Weeks

Begins between June 17 and July 24 and ends between July 17 and August 14; from Tammuz 17 until Av 9The 17th of Tammuz, also known as Shivah Asar be-Tammuz, marks the day on which the walls of Jerusalem were breached by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar ( see also Asarah be-Tevet). The three-week period between this day and the ninth of Av ( see Tisha be-Av) is known in Hebrew as the period BÉn ha-Metsarim, in reference to Lamentations 1:3, which describes the city of Jerusalem as having been overtaken by her persecutors "between the straits."
Because this period is associated with the destruction of the Temple, it is a time of mourning for the Jewish people. As the days draw closer to the ninth of Av, the signs of mourning increase in severity. Although there are differences between Ashkenazi and Sephardic customs, the restrictions include not shaving or cutting one's hair, not wearing new clothes, nor eating fruit for the first time in season. Beginning with the first day of Av, the Ashkenazi custom is not to eat any meat nor drink any wine until after Tisha be-Av, while Sephardim refrain from meat and wine beginning with the Sunday preceding the ninth of Av. On Tisha be-Av itself, it is not permitted to eat or drink, to wear leather shoes, to anoint with oil, to wash (except where required), or to engage in sexual relations. On each of the three Sabbaths during the Three Weeks, a special prophetic passage of the Old Testament, known as a haftarah, is read.
CONTACTS:
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
11 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
212-563-4000; fax: 212-564-9058
www.ou.org
SOURCES:
DaysCustFaith-1957, p. 159
DictWrldRel-1989, p. 155
RelHolCal-2004, p. 52

单词	three weeks
释义	Three Weeks Three Weeks Begins between June 17 and July 24 and ends between July 17 and August 14; from Tammuz 17 until Av 9The 17th of Tammuz, also known as Shivah Asar be-Tammuz, marks the day on which the walls of Jerusalem were breached by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar ( see also Asarah be-Tevet). The three-week period between this day and the ninth of Av ( see Tisha be-Av) is known in Hebrew as the period BÉn ha-Metsarim, in reference to Lamentations 1:3, which describes the city of Jerusalem as having been overtaken by her persecutors "between the straits." Because this period is associated with the destruction of the Temple, it is a time of mourning for the Jewish people. As the days draw closer to the ninth of Av, the signs of mourning increase in severity. Although there are differences between Ashkenazi and Sephardic customs, the restrictions include not shaving or cutting one's hair, not wearing new clothes, nor eating fruit for the first time in season. Beginning with the first day of Av, the Ashkenazi custom is not to eat any meat nor drink any wine until after Tisha be-Av, while Sephardim refrain from meat and wine beginning with the Sunday preceding the ninth of Av. On Tisha be-Av itself, it is not permitted to eat or drink, to wear leather shoes, to anoint with oil, to wash (except where required), or to engage in sexual relations. On each of the three Sabbaths during the Three Weeks, a special prophetic passage of the Old Testament, known as a haftarah, is read. CONTACTS: Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 11 Broadway New York, NY 10004 212-563-4000; fax: 212-564-9058 www.ou.org SOURCES: DaysCustFaith-1957, p. 159 DictWrldRel-1989, p. 155 RelHolCal-2004, p. 52
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