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Are there differences in observances for the Three Weeks and Tisha BAv in different Jewish communities?

April 26, 2017communities differences different Jewish observances weeks

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Are there differences in observances for the Three Weeks and Tisha BAv in different Jewish communities?

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There are some differences in mourning observances, but essentially they are minor. Below are some interesting takes from different communities. Chatham Memorial Synagogue, Kent, UK http://www.chathamshul.fsnet.co.uk/tisha_b_av.html Yemenite customs Daily Halacha http://www.dailyhalacha.com/Display.asp?PageIndex=&ClipID=946 The Syrian Sephardic Minhag Midrash Ben Ish Hai http://www.midrash.org/halakha/22days.html Ben Ish Hai customs; Al Naharot Bavel recording Persian Rabbi http://www.persianrabbi.com/content/view/214/49/ Quick reference guide to laws and minhagim, with differences between Ashkenazi and Sephardi customs. Related: Jewish Path /Bnai Noach Institute http://www.jewishpath.org/hdourtearsandprayers.html Introductory article, Tisha B’Av. Suitable for wider community.