Nine Days
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Nine Days is a traditional Jewish mourning period leading up to Tisha B'Av, marked by various customs of abstention and reflection on the destruction of the Temples.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mourning period
→
period of semi-mourning → |
| alsoKnownAs | The Nine Days → |
| associatedWith |
destruction of the First Temple
→
destruction of the Second Temple → |
| calendarContext | occurs in the month of Av → |
| customIncludes |
abstention from meat and wine (with some exceptions)
→
avoiding haircuts → avoiding listening to music (according to many customs) → avoiding shaving → limiting joyous activities → refraining from laundering clothes → refraining from wearing freshly laundered clothing → restrictions on bathing or swimming (with varying customs) → |
| duration | nine days → |
| emotionalTone |
reflective
→
somber → |
| endEvent |
Tisha BAv
→
surface form: "Tisha B'Av"
|
| halachicStatus | customary stringencies vary by community → |
| linkedTo | historical Jewish calamities remembered on Tisha B'Av → |
| liturgicalFocus | kinot and texts about the destruction of the Temples → |
| observanceVariesBy |
Sephardi or Ashkenazi tradition
→
community → halachic authority → |
| observedBy |
Conservative Judaism
→
surface form: "Conservative Jews"
Orthodox Judaism →
surface form: "Orthodox Jews"
some other Jewish communities → |
| partOf | Three Weeks → |
| precedes |
Tisha BAv
→
surface form: "Tisha B'Av"
|
| prohibits |
holding weddings (according to many customs)
→
major celebrations → |
| purpose |
commemorate destruction of the Temples
→
encourage introspection and repentance → intensify mourning before Tisha B'Av → |
| relatedConcept |
Ashkenazi customs of mourning
→
Sephardi customs of mourning → Three Weeks → Tisha BAv →
surface form: "Tisha B'Av"
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism → |
| startEvent |
Rosh Chodesh
→
surface form: "Rosh Chodesh Av"
|
| theme |
mourning
→
national tragedy → reflection → |