TAMMUZ:
Month 4 | Tammuz: See the good in all things—guard your eyes.
Month 4 | Tammuz: See the good in all things—guard your eyes.
Focus: Seeing the good/blessing in all things—guarding your eyes
Letter: Chet (ח)
Tribe: Reuben
Sense: Sight
On the 3rd day of this month, the Lord miraculously stopped the sun in its tracks (allowing for sustained vision), allowing Joshua and his armies to deal a decisive blow to their enemies.
The sages declared Tammuz 17 a day of fasting and mourning for the terrible events associated with this day:
The 17th of Tammuz starts a period of minor mourning known as the “three weeks,” concluding on the 9th of Av. This time is considered spiritually hazardous, as most of the major calamities that afflicted Israel happened during this period.
03 Tammuz: Joshua Stops the Sun (1273 BC)
09 Tammuz: Jerusalem walls breached by Nebuchadnezzar II (423 BC)
17 Tammuz:
18 Tammuz: Golden Calf Destroyed
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There are many joyous dates on the Jewish calendar, but besides Purim, none affect an entire month, causing it to be auspicious and joyous. Purim is the celebration of Israel’s rescue from the Persian leader Haman’s genocidal plot (as recorded in the Book of Esther). The Rabbis teach that Purim is like Yom Kippur (the “Day of Atonement”). While on Yom Kippur we achieve holiness through the mortification of the flesh and long hours of prayer, we realize that same level of holiness on Purim through feasting, celebration, and joy.
According to Tradition, the first of Shevat is when Moses began giving his final address to Israel. “Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this Torah saying, ‘Adonai our God spoke to us at Horeb saying: ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain’” (Deuteronomy 1:5-6). For the entire month of Shevat, he would sit in the meeting tent and elucidate the Torah.
2 Kings 25 tells us Nebuchadnezzar began Babylon’s siege of Jerusalem on the 10th day of Tevet (a fast day known as Asarah B’Tevet). Ironically, the Jewish people adopted the name “Tevet” during the Babylonian exile. It is believed to connote “sinking” or “immersing.”