Talk:The Nine Days

World War 1 Claim

World War I began on the 28th of July, 1914 and that was the 5th of Av, 5674. It was not the 9th of Av. This should be changed. It can still stay in the article, however, as it is a melancholy event that began during "the nine days."

(http://www.hebcal.com/converter/?gd=28&gm=7&gy=1914&g2h=Comput..)

stub?

Why is this article a stub, it does not seem to be lacking anything. the hebrew version says the same thing and it is not a stub. Jon513 19:28, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

I think we need more than 10 short sentences in order for the article not to be a stub. Standards differ from Wikipedia to Wikipedia. gidonb 14:48, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Capitalization

I think that the page should be moved back to The Nine Days. The period is frequently referred to by that name, making it a proper noun. The Ten Martyrs is also capitalized for similar reasons. I will move the page back if noone objects. --Eliyak 23:09, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree. A google search for nine days reveals that almost all website capitalize "the nine days" it in the middle of a sentence. Jon513 01:22, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Ashkenazic but masquerading as universally accepted Halacha

"The Nine Days" is an Ashkenazic custom. Sephardic, Yeminite, and other customs don't start prohibitions of limiting meat eating or bathing until the week of, and the term is "The week of". I think this page would be better labled as Mishenichnas Av or something, and then explain the various prohibitions and how some customs believe in "Three Weeks", "Nine Days", or "Week of".— Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.139.153.169 (talk • contribs)

Very good point the nine days is an Ashkenazic extension, the shulchan aruch only mentions the week of tisha b'av as point of change.Saxophonemn (talk) 18:51, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

This article is definitely a stub

Quality of this article is extremely low. The section on the nine days in the page The Three Weeks is higher, even though it is short. As the previous editor mentioned--the article does not differentiate between Ashkenazi custom and accepted halakha, which is a major flaw. Plus, it does not have enough detail to be valuable. I recommend deleting this page, unless and until someone can write a page with more info than is in The Three Weeks.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.198.152.98 (talk • contribs)

Correct names for the First and Second Temples

Discussion about the correct names for the First and Second Temples at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism#Building and destroying the Beit Hamikdash. Thank you, IZAK (talk) 07:56, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Nine Days

Nine Days really needs moving to Nine Days (band) and Nine Days becoming a dab page like Three Days. In ictu oculi (talk) 06:22, 14 July 2014 (UTC)