Targum A targum (plural: targumim) is an Aramaic translation of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) written or compiled in the Land of Israel or in Babylonia from the Second Temple period until the early Middle Ages (late first millennium). BTJudaic sources RTAramaic language RTBible (Jewish)
Tish'a be-Av Commemorating the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians (586 BCE) and the Second Temple by the Romans (70 CE), in Jerusalem. BTFast days RTAv (month) UF Ninth of Av
Tu be-Av Tu be-Av, the 15th Day of Av, is both an ancient and modern holiday. Originally a post-biblical day of joy, it served as a matchmaking day for unmarried women in the second Temple period (before the fall of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.). Tu B'Av was almost unnoticed in the Jewish calendar for many centuries but it has been rejuvenated in the modern state of Israel. In its modern incarnation it is gradually becoming a Hebrew-Jewish Day of Love, slightly resembling Valentine's Day in English-speaking countries. BTHolidays and festivals RTAv (month) UF Fifteenth of Av
