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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