Thursday, August 14, 2008

An Awesome Tu B'Av to you all!

Tonight and tomorrow are the holiday of Tu B'Av. It is unclear what exactly this holiday commemorates, as the Wikipedia article shows, but it is important to note that it was on this date that permission was given by the Romans to bury the members of Bar Kosiba's Rebellion who were massacred at Betar. Of course, Betar is also the name of the youth group founded by Jabo. Let us take this Tu B'Av as an opportunity to meditate on the meaning of these two great causes in Jewish history.

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