ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Wednesday, 15 Av, 5783 August 2, 2023
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Wednesday, 15 Av, 5783 August 2, 2023 Jewish History End of Dying in Desert (1274 BCE) In wake of the incident of the "Spies," in which the generation that came out of Egypt under Moses' leadership demonstrated their unpreparedness for the task of conquering and settling the Holy Land, G-d decreed that entire generation would die out in the desert (see "Today in Jewish History" for Av 8 and Av 9 ). After 38 years of wandering through the wilderness the dying finally ended, and a new generation of Jews stood ready to enter the Holy Land. It was the 15th of Av of the year 2487 from creation (1274 BCE) Ban on Inter-Tribal Marriage Lifted (13th century BCE) In order to ensure the orderly division of the Holy Land between the twelve tribes of Israel, restrictions had been placed on marriages between members of two different tribes. A woman who had inherited tribal lands from her father was forbidden to marry out of her tribe, lest her chi