[Avodah] The Many Facets of Asarah B'Teves

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 12/17/2015 11:38 AM, Prof. Levine via Avodah wrote:
> unique to this fast is that it is the only one that we do actually
> observe as a fast on a Friday. Even Tisha BAv, which commemorates the
> actual destructions of our Batei HaMikdash, gets pushed off.

Not true.  Tisha B'av can't be on Friday.  If it were possible for
it to fall on a Friday, there is no reason to believe we would delay it.

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Zev Sero               All around myself I will wave the green willow
zev at sero.name          The myrtle and the palm and the citron for a week
                And if anyone should ask me the reason why I'm doing that
                I'll say "It's a Jewish thing; if you have a few minutes
                I'll explain it to you".