Av

Av (Hebrew: , Standard Av Tiberian Aramaic Abba; from Akkadian abu;

"father") is the eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the Tammuz Av () Elul

ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar[2]. The name is Babylonian in origin

and appeared in the Talmud around the 3rd century. This is the only month which
is not named in the Bible. It is a summer month of 30 days. Av usually occurs in
JulyAugust on the Gregorian calendar.

The Babylonian Talmud, Taanit 29a, states that "when we enter [the month of] A
v,
our joy is diminished". This is because the darkest events in Jewish history
occurred during the first week and a half of this month, particularly The Nine
Days which culminate in Tisha B'Av, the 9th of Av. However, there is a minor and
largely unknown holiday during the full moon of the month called Tu B'Av which
Francesco Hayez, The Second Temple in flames,
was, in ancient times, one of the happiest days of the year
.
1867. The 9th of Av, Tisha B'Av, is a fast
commemorating what has been called the saddest
The month is also sometimes referred to as Menachem Av (Hebrew: ) day in Jewish history,[1] which is when theHoly
Temple was set aflame.
(Av of Comfort or Comforter of Father(s)), but most only use this title in the
sanctification of the month recited on the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh and
Month Number: 5
following Tisha B'Av.[3]
Number of Days: 30
Season: Summer
Gregorian Equivalent: JulyAugust
Contents
1 Holidays in Av
2 Av in Jewish history
3 Other uses
4 References
5 External links

Holidays in Av
Av 9 - Tisha B'Av
Av 15 - Tu B'Av

Av in Jewish history
1 Av (circa 1273 BCE) - Death of high priestAaron[4]
1 Av (513 BCE) - Ezra and his followers arrive inIsrael
5 Av (1572 CE) - Hillula of the Arizal
7 Av (586 BCE) - First Temple invaded by King Nebuchadnezzar[5]
7 Av (67 CE) - Civil war breaks out in besiegedJerusalem; one group set fire to the city's food stores, which is said
to have quickened starvation.
7 Av (1492 CE) - Jews of Spain expelled by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
9 Av (586 BCE and 70 CE) - Holy Temples destroyed by the Babylonians and Romans respectively.
9 Av (133 CE) - Fall of Betar to the Romans, endingBar Kochba's rebellion.
9 Av (1290 CE) - Jews are expelled from England by King Edward I and not permitted to legally return for 350 years.
 10 Av (70 CE) - The Holy Temple, set on fire the previous day, finishes burning.
10 Av (1994) - AMIA Bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina - the deadliest attack in Jewishdiaspora since the
Holocaust.
10 Av (2005) - Gaza Disengagement begins
12 Av (1263) - Disputation of Barcelonabetween Nachmanides and Pablo Christiani.
15 Av (148 CE) - Betar dead buried, 15 years after the fall of the fortress.
15 Av - The Day of the Breaking of the Ax - when theHoly Temple existed, the cutting offirewood for the altar was
completed on this date every year. The event was celebrated by feasting, rejoicing, and the ceremonial breaking of
the axes.
17 Av (1929) - 67 Jews are killed in theHebron Massacre.
24 Av (circa 100 BCE) - A Hasmonean holiday commemorates the reinstatement of Jewish civil law in place of
Hellenist secular law on this day.

Other uses
Ab (Arabic: )is the name for the month of August in theLevant (see Arabic names of calendar months).

References
1. Telushkin, Joseph (1991). Jewish Literacy:Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and
Its History. William Morrow & Co, 656.ISBN 0-688-08506-7.
2. " - The month of Av" (http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Holidays/Rosh_Chodesh/Av/av.html).
www.hebrew4christians.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
3. "The Month of Av - Jewish Holidays" (https://www.ou.org/holidays/months/the_month_of_av/). Jewish Holidays.
2006-06-26. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
4. Numbers 33:38.
5. II Kings 25:8

External links
Resources on the Month of Av
Hebrew Month of Av
This Month in Jewish History
A Chodesh Av Perspective
Texts on Wikisource:

"Ab". Encyclopdia Britannica(11th ed.). 1911.

"Ab". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.

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