The Scroll of Lamentations (Megilat Eicha 1), composed after the destruction of the second temple, becries of the Jewish people that "all her pursuers caught her between the fences". The sages tell us that "between the fences" or "Bein HaMeitzarim" represent the 21 days between the 17th of Tammuz and Tisha B'Av. On these days much affliction and calamity befell the Jewish people throughout the generations. From the fast of the 17th of Tammuz, various customs of mourning begin, intensifying on Rosh Chodesh Av, with the mourning reaching a peak on the fast of Tisha B'Av. VJ takes a look at some of the events associated with the Three Weeks. | Background | Customs | The Fast Track |