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Monday, August 11, 2025

Tu B'Av 2025, belatedly

THE FESTIVAL OF TU B'AV was on the 8th-9th of August this year. Best wishes to all those who celebrated.

Tu B'Av (which just means the 15th day of the month of Av) is an ancient matchmaking festival. Its first mention is in the Mishnah (Ta’anit 4). It has been revived in recent years as a kind of Jewish Valentine's Day.

For past posts on it, see here and links.

Excuse my tardiness. The holiday overlapped with birthday celebrations and I was distracted.

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