Tu B'Av: what Wikipedia removed
Tu B’Av is a minor Jewish holiday whose history is tied to the Roman-era killing of Jews at Betar. The 2005 opening stated that “the Roman occupiers permitted burial of the victims of the Massacre of Bethar.” The word survives once in the body, but the opening today makes no mention of it. A reader today does not learn that part of the holiday’s history is tied to Rome permitting burial of the Jews massacred at Betar.
The word “massacre” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2005. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 1. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| massacre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The historical detail that Tu B’Av’s date is tied to Rome permitting burial of Jews massacred at Betar, dropped from the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2005 (revision 16720522):
Tu B’Av ( Hebrew : the fifteenth of the month Av ) is a celebratory day in the Jewish calendar . The day has no special observances, but bears a mildly festive character, which is reflected in the omission of Tachanun , a downkey penitentiary prayer after the morning and afternoon prayer services . The Talmud (tractate Taanit , fourth chapter) mentions Tu B’Av as a major festive day during the days of the Temple in Jerusalem , parallel in character to Yom Kippur : unmarried girls would lend each other simple clothes and sing and dance in the vineyards surrounding Jerusalem . There are several reasons mentioned by the Talmud and its commentators : During the Jewish people’s 40-year wandering …
2025 (revision 1293730142):
Jewish holiday Tu B’Av ( Hebrew : ט״ו באב , lit. ’ fifteenth of Av ’ ) is a minor Jewish holiday . In modern-day Israel , it is celebrated as a holiday of love ( חג האהבה Ḥag HaAhava ), akin to Valentine’s Day . It has been said to be an auspicious day for weddings . ^ “Tu Be’Av | The Jewish Agency” . archive.jewishagency.org . 8 June 2005 . Retrieved 6 August 2022 . ^ Friedman, Yoav (4 August 2009). “Tu B’Av: Reclaiming old traditions” . Ynetnews . Retrieved 7 August 2022 .
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