We are about to commemorate Tisha B’av tomorrow, the profound day of mourning to commemorate the destruction of the First and Second Temples. When searching “Solomon’s Temple” in the Posen Digital Library online database, I find at least 45 results about the reigns of King David and King Solomon from Posen’s Volume 1, *Ancient Israel, from Its Beginnings through 332 BCE.* https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.posenlibrary.com/frontend/sda_viewer?n=110401__;!!KGKeukY!gBqClRFY-11rufdnvAn3fFQaY3okMEotzwOpVhWcGVm3H_vnGnHkZDgdz4QUUhj_358$
The latest published volume, #1, is loaded with instances of persecutions, destructions, looting of precious metals in Jerusalem, Judea and the ancient areas by conquering empires. Modern interpretation of this solemn holiday includes mourning recent tragedies and crises, like the Shoah, desecrations of Torahs, religious objects and people’s businesses, homes and lives. It is an excellent time in history to pledge vigilance to prevent hostilities and combat acts of antisemitism and terror. The FBI Hate Crimes Statistics stated that American Jews, making up less than 2% of the American population, were the victims of 60.2% of anti-religious hate crimes in 2019. On this Tisha B’av, let us all pray that examples of destruction be only historical and not frequent occurrences. I suggest reading the latest post in Posen Library news, https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.posenlibrary.com/frontend/dirge-for-ninth-of-av__;!!KGKeukY!gBqClRFY-11rufdnvAn3fFQaY3okMEotzwOpVhWcGVm3H_vnGnHkZDgdz4QUK4vpLNo$ Shabbat Shalom! Pamela Turner Bridget Marmion Book Marketing LLC working with The Posen Library https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.posenlibrary.com__;!!KGKeukY!gBqClRFY-11rufdnvAn3fFQaY3okMEotzwOpVhWcGVm3H_vnGnHkZDgdz4QUJ5nYJas$ pturnertay...@gmail.com 216-408-5255 *https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://bit.ly/PosenVid__;!!KGKeukY!gBqClRFY-11rufdnvAn3fFQaY3okMEotzwOpVhWcGVm3H_vnGnHkZDgdz4QUYA0ZZwo$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://bit.ly/PosenVid__;!!KGKeukY!gBqClRFY-11rufdnvAn3fFQaY3okMEotzwOpVhWcGVm3H_vnGnHkZDgdz4QUYA0ZZwo$ >*
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