Halakhah for Sotah 69:12
ויאמרו כל העדה לרגום אותם באבנים וכתיב (במדבר יד, י) וכבוד ה' נראה באהל מועד אמר רבי חייא בר אבא מלמד שנטלו אבנים וזרקום כלפי מעלה
Rabbah said in the name of R. Johanan: That day was the ninth of Ab;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Fifth month. On that date the two Temples were destroyed, and the day is observed as a fast. ');"><sup>22</sup></span> and the Holy One, blessed be He, said: They are now weeping for nothing, but I will fix [this day] for them as an occasion of weeping for generations.
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