According to the Mishnah (Taanit 4:6), five calamities befell the Jewish people on this day: Moses broke the two tablets of stone on Mount Sinai; The daily tamid offering ceased to be brought; The walls of Jerusalem were breached (proceeding to the destruction of the Temple); Prior to Bar Kokhba''s revolt, Roman military leader Apostomus burned a Torah scroll; An idol was erected in the Temple. And we redact that text: Six calamities befell the Jewish people on this day: Moses broke the two tablets of stone on Mount Sinai; The daily tamid offering ceased to be brought; The walls of Jerusalem were breached (proceeding to the destruction of the Temple); Prior to Bar Kokhba''s revolt, Roman military leader Apostomus burned a Torah scroll; An idol was erected in the Temple. And the Netanyahu Government accepted a one-sided ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza. ^
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