[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Amit Segal [@AmitSegal](/creator/twitter/AmitSegal) on x 39.1K followers Created: 2025-07-13 17:50:46 UTC Today is the beginning of a three-week mourning period in the Jewish state, in which Israelis mourn the destruction of the two Temples and the subsequent exile from the Land of Israel. It begins with a fast today, the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, commemorating when the Romans breached the walls of Jerusalem in XX CE, and climaxes with the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, the 9th of Av, when both the First and Second Temples were destroyed in XXX BCE and XX CE respectively. So yes—even today, with a sovereign Jewish state, Jews continue to mourn the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem, as we have for generations. Such is the centrality of the Land of Israel and the Temples that once stood here to the Jewish faith. For example, the Babylonian Talmud, a foundational corpus of Jewish law believed to have been written between the third and seventh centuries, states: “Whoever mourns for Jerusalem will merit and see her future joy.” But today is also important for another, more personal reason. XXX years ago today, a young family made Aliyah to the Land of Israel, and registered at the immigration office in Jaffa. It was hot and humid, and there were few Jews in the land—and even fewer who wanted to come. There was no state yet. But my great-grandfather Yosef, and his five-year-old son, Shalom (my grandfather), were overjoyed. From that point on, neither of them ever left Israel—not even for a weekend away. If they could see the country today, even with all its problems, shortcomings, and missiles being fired at it, they would dance with joy. Their sixth generation of descendants, after all, is now speaking Hebrew in a sovereign State of Israel. Thank you, Granddad!  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [jerusalem](/topic/jerusalem) [walls](/topic/walls) [israel](/topic/israel) [land of](/topic/land-of) [amit](/topic/amit) [Post Link](https://x.com/AmitSegal/status/1944454469024161921)
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Amit Segal @AmitSegal on x 39.1K followers
Created: 2025-07-13 17:50:46 UTC
Today is the beginning of a three-week mourning period in the Jewish state, in which Israelis mourn the destruction of the two Temples and the subsequent exile from the Land of Israel.
It begins with a fast today, the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, commemorating when the Romans breached the walls of Jerusalem in XX CE, and climaxes with the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, the 9th of Av, when both the First and Second Temples were destroyed in XXX BCE and XX CE respectively.
So yes—even today, with a sovereign Jewish state, Jews continue to mourn the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem, as we have for generations. Such is the centrality of the Land of Israel and the Temples that once stood here to the Jewish faith.
For example, the Babylonian Talmud, a foundational corpus of Jewish law believed to have been written between the third and seventh centuries, states: “Whoever mourns for Jerusalem will merit and see her future joy.”
But today is also important for another, more personal reason. XXX years ago today, a young family made Aliyah to the Land of Israel, and registered at the immigration office in Jaffa. It was hot and humid, and there were few Jews in the land—and even fewer who wanted to come.
There was no state yet. But my great-grandfather Yosef, and his five-year-old son, Shalom (my grandfather), were overjoyed.
From that point on, neither of them ever left Israel—not even for a weekend away.
If they could see the country today, even with all its problems, shortcomings, and missiles being fired at it, they would dance with joy. Their sixth generation of descendants, after all, is now speaking Hebrew in a sovereign State of Israel.
Thank you, Granddad!
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