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For practicing Jews: why have 5 calamities occured on Tish B'Av?

Can you explain why G-d has brought the 5 calamities on the Hebrews on the same day? What do you believe?

Are there differences of opinion between Orthodox, Reformed and Conservative on this matter?

Do you think another one will occur? Or is the 5th a final calamity?

Update:

I guess what I'm getting at, is why do you suppose G-d allowed it? Why 5 times? Is there a coincidence? Is G-d saying something to the Jewish people, in that 5 are the books of Torah and 5 are the calamities?

I personally believe that the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the one true Lord and Almighty King. I do not believe that he allows these things to happen without reason.

So, I'm trying to understand if Modern Judaism discusses and considers this, in that it seems profoundly clear that G-d has allowed the greatest tragedies in Judaism to occur on the same calendar day.

Is there another reason, do you think?

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Tisha B'Av means "the ninth (day) of Av." It usually occurs during August.

    Tisha B'Av primarily commemorates the destruction of the first and second Temples, both of which were destroyed on the ninth of Av (the first by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E.; the second by the Romans in 70 C.E.).

    Although this holiday is primarily meant to commemorate the destruction of the Temple, it is appropriate to consider on this day the many other tragedies of the Jewish people, many of which occurred on this day, most notably the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.

    The three branches of Judaism do not have any differences about Tish B'Av. Yes, unfortunately another tragedy will occur. It will be another try at a holocaust or a full scale attack on Israel by the Middle East or who knows what. Man being man will always find an excuse to do the unthinkable.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    because of sinat chinom (baseless hatred between Jews). Unfortunately which still exists.

    Source(s): Torah, Talmud, me, Jewish
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