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(JNS) — Tu B’Av, the Jewish Day of Love, is celebrated on the 15th day of Av, which this year starts after sundown on Aug. 8 and lasts through the evening of Aug. 9. Shrouded in mystery, this romantic holiday, which is primarily celebrated in Israel, has roots that go back to the time of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Young women dressed in white used to dance in vineyards to signal the beginning of grape harvest season, and single men looking to find prospective wives would join them. Aleeza Ben Shalom, an Israel-based dating coach and sta...
