Each day of the three weeks, we will be publishing a popular Qina sung at Tish’a Beab:

* Special Haftara of Perashat Debarim (Shabat ‘Hazon)

7. Halanofelim Tequma

8. Zekhor Ado-nai

9. Midé Shana Qina

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Maghen Abot – e”H Rbi Mordekhai Lebhar s”t

Laws of Tish’a Beab

14. Prayers on Tish’a Be’Ab

c) Qedusha

Instead of “Naqdishakh,” the minhag is to say the nusah beginning “Neqadesh et Shimkha…”. This is actually the nusah that Ashkenazim recite year-round. See the Abudarham (p.256).

d) Birkat Kohanim

The minhag is NOT to do Birkat Kohanim at Shaharit nor at Minha on Tish’a Beab.

The reason for this is that Birkat Kohanim must be done with joy, and there is no joy on Tish’a BeAb. See Ribi Refael Barukh Toledano zs”l (Qisur Shulhan ‘Arukh 394), Dibré Shalom veEmet p. 96, Kaf haHayim 559:36, the source is from sefer Abudarham in Seder Tefilat Hata’aniot. This minhag is in contrast to that of the Qabalists of Bet El Yeshiba, which is to say Birkat Kohanim on Tish’a BeAb.

Netibot Hama’arab – e”H Rbi Eliyahou Bitton s”t

17) After ‘Arbit of Tish’a beAb everyone sits on the floor and listens to the Talmid Hakham recount stories of the destruction of the Bet haMiqdash from the Gemara and Midrash. This is to firmly implant in our hearts what sins caused its destruction, and through this we will find our way back to Hashem (ie. we will do teshuba). See Yahadut haMaghreb p. 324, in the city of Fes, Ribi Yosef Benaim zs”l would go up to the roof of his house and elaborate on the matters of Tish’a beAb to the multitudes, and the whole Nation would cry over the Destruction.

18) We are accustomed on the night of Tish’a beAb to have very minimal light at home in order to increase the somber mood. This is according to what is written in Ekha (3:6) “bamahashakim hoshibani kemeté ‘olam” – “He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead,” this is also done in the synagogue as we mentioned previously.

19) On the night of Tish’a beAb we sleep in an uncomfortable manner, some on a mattress placed on the floor and some have the custom to put a rock under their pillow. This is brought in the Maharil where he says that this is based on the Midrash on the pasuq (Bereshit 28:17) “En zé ki im bet Elo-him” – “This is none other than the house of God” where Ya’aqob Abinu a”h foresaw the destruction of the Temple and thus took a rock and put it under his head as an act of mourning; so too we do this act on the night of Tish’a beAb. See QS”A (p.256) by Ribi Toledano zs”l and Qobes Minhagim (Heleq 2).

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Shi’urim :

* 25/7 R. Leb’har – Origins of the ‘Henna 2, Unveiling Under the ‘Hupa, Saying Umaslia’h

* 21/7 R. Assayag – Ribi Shalom Messas’s Take on Wigs 3

* Darké Abotenou Shi’urim Archive

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