[Avodah] tisha baav as a moed

[Eli Turkel]

<<On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 01:56:58PM +0300, Eli Turkel wrote:
: I have always been bothered by the characterization of tisha baav as a
: festival (moed)

I think of "mo'eid" as "an appointment". As in "ki eis lechenena ki va
mo'eid", bimheirah beyameinu, amein.

9 beAv is a time for a particular kind of encounter with the
Aibishter. Not the happiest of encounters, but still, we are moved by
tragedy to turn to Him. And because it's a day of encounter, we will
continue to do so in the future, when the tragic is behind us.

I would say therefore that the pasuq is being used to teach that 9 beAv
is a time for reflecting on the message of 9 beAv to the exclusion of
the personal baqashos of tachnun.>>

Sounds similar to RYBS explanation that we dont say tachanun because of the
pasuk "satam tefillati" that it is a day when we dont ask for requests

OTOH I saw somewhere recently that someone (kabbala?) says that Tisha aav
is an auspiciousness day or at least afternoon for requests.
I also believe that Tisha Baav as moed is used in other contexts than Tachanun

-- 
Eli Turkel