Shiva Aser BeTamuz

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What does Shiva Asar BeTamuz Commemorate

  1. Shiva Asar BeTamuz commemorates 5 things: 1) The Luchot were broken. 2) The Korban Tamid in the 1st Bet Hamikdash was abolished. 3) In the 2nd Bet Hamikdash destruction, the city of Jerusalem was breached. 4) The Torah was burned by Apostomus. 5) An idol was put in the Bet Hamikdash. [1]

References

  1. Chazon Ovadia, Laws of the Four Fasts, Halacha 1