Three Weeks

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Jewish fast period period of mourning

Three Weeks is a period of mourning in the Jewish calendar commemorating the siege and destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Three Weeks canonical	4
The Three Weeks	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish fast period ⓘ period of mourning ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bein haMetzarim ⓘ The Three Weeks of Mourning ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ surface form: Churban Beit HaMikdash exile of the Jewish people ⓘ tragedies in Jewish history ⓘ
calendar	Hebrew calendar ⓘ
category	Jewish fast days ⓘ Jewish holidays and observances ⓘ
commemorates	destruction of the First Temple ⓘ destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ surface form: siege of Jerusalem
customaryRestriction	no dancing ⓘ no haircuts ⓘ no listening to recorded music in many communities ⓘ no live music ⓘ no shaving ⓘ no weddings ⓘ
duration	21 days ⓘ
endEvent	Tisha BAv ⓘ surface form: Tisha B'Av
fastDayIncludes	Seventeenth of Tammuz ⓘ Tisha BAv ⓘ surface form: Tisha B'Av
halachicDiscussionIn	Mishnah Berurah ⓘ Shulchan Aruch ⓘ
languageOfName	Hebrew ⓘ
liturgicalPractice	omission of Tachanun on certain days does not apply because of mourning tone ⓘ reading of haftarot of admonition ⓘ recitation of special haftarot of rebuke ⓘ
monthIncludes	Av ⓘ Tammuz ⓘ
mourningIntensifiesIn	Nine Days ⓘ week of Tisha B'Av ⓘ
mourningLevel	medium to severe ⓘ
observanceType	customary mourning practices ⓘ
observedBy	Conservative Judaism ⓘ surface form: Conservative Jews Orthodox Judaism ⓘ surface form: Orthodox Jews religious Jews ⓘ
relatedConcept	Nine Days ⓘ Seventeenth of Tammuz ⓘ Tisha BAv ⓘ surface form: Tisha B'Av
religiousTradition	Judaism ⓘ
sourceText	Midrash ⓘ Talmud ⓘ
startEvent	Seventeenth of Tammuz ⓘ
theologicalTheme	hope for redemption ⓘ mourning for the Temple ⓘ reflection on sin and repentance ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tammuz → associatedWith → Three Weeks ⓘ

Tisha BAv → relatedTo → Three Weeks ⓘ

subject surface form: Tisha B'Av

Av → containsPeriod → Three Weeks ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Three Weeks

Nine Days → partOf → Three Weeks ⓘ

Bein haMetzarim → alsoKnownAs → Three Weeks ⓘ