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Come and get to know the place where Tu B'Av was created

A full moon hangs in the sky, flowers in hair, women in white and sweet courtship.

Tu B'Av turned the difficulty into sweetness, and the romantic promises into marriage, and it all started from ancient Sheila. Now you can visit Ba, on a magical and special journey

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Sunday, 11 July 2021, 08:45 Updated: Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 15:28

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How do you describe romance?

(Photo: Dudi Lazar)

How do you describe romance? Rows and rows of vines in green vineyards, painted in the last rays of the day. Young, fragrant and beautiful women, dressed in white dresses that are entertained by the wind and grains and flowers in their hair, create between the lines, sing and call on their loved ones to come, to discover themselves.

With a little imagination, it can be assumed that this is what happened on Tu B'Av, the Jewish Valentine's Day, which was created and grew in Shiloh, the ancient biblical city that existed during the time of the Judges in the tribe of Ephraim. , In dances and singing around the Mishkan that resided in Sheila and thanked God for their arrival in the Promised Land, after 40 years of wandering in the desert.

The land flourished, the vineyards greeted and beautified the surroundings of the Mishkan that stood in the center of the vineyards and the sound of the happy celebrations spread far and wide and attracted masses of men and women.

"Behold, the feast of the LORD is in it from day to day.

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Ancient Shiloh website (Photo: Shachar Cohen)

But it turns out that even before the romance, the script also included heartaches: a tragic civil war called "Mistress on a Hill" broke out between the tribes of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin. The elders of the tribes vowed not to allow the members of the tribe of Benjamin to marry women from the entire nation and the brutal battle almost completely annihilated the women of the tribe and threatened to wipe out the entire tribe of Benjamin.

It was then that the elders of the tribes stopped the war, and the heavy sorrow led to reconciliation between the tribes. In the same year, the tribes of Israel celebrated the holiday of love and unity that returned to the people and as part of that, the elders "bypassed" the vow and allowed the children of Benjamin to go out to the vineyards and "kidnap" women from among the perpetrators. This was not a real kidnapping, but the romantic setting and the permission to have a direct encounter between beautiful young women and men, at the height of their flourishing - compared to the modesty and matchmaking of antiquity - did their thing.

And so, in the light of the full moon scattering magical rays, in the pleasant summer air, the young tribesmen, corps heroes and maidens met and fell in love and new and loving couples were born and gave birth to the sweetest and most exciting Jewish Valentine's holiday of all.

Stop the war, find love (Photo: PR)

Since then, many wines have passed through the area’s wineries. The children of Benjamin celebrated in the vineyards, found the love of their souls and married women of the people, the unity in which to dwell among the tribes of Israel and the holiday became a tradition of dance, love and wine.

Over the years, Tu B'Av has been recognized as a "self-made" Valentine's Day and even today, some see it as a symbol of putting controversy behind, in favor of reconciliation, understanding and love between all walks of life. celebrate - Take along some romance and a bottle of wine in the basket, and go for it.

on the Tel him as site biblical Shiloh, who was a spiritual and religious center of Israel which was the Ark, is now the site of Shiloh period. this is a legacy of impressive and powerful, that tells the story Want to hear more about ancient Shiloh, the place where Hannah prayed for the fruit of her womb and where the Kingdom of Israel was established, and to get to know the many valuable and fascinating activities that the place offers? Visit the ancient Shiloh website.

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