Statement

Jews developed customs that kept the memory of the Temple's loss alive, such as the fast of Tisha B'Av and the breaking of a glass at weddings, and continued to pray for its restoration, looking to the messiah rather than to foreign rulers.

References

1. p. 121

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   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Jewish Life in a Christianized Roman Context

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