The Talmud relates that on the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur, the eligible young men and women of Jerusalem would go out to the vineyards to find their prospective marriage partner. Why specifically these two days?
The 15th of Av The Happiest Day of the Jewish Calendar By Moshe New
The Talmud teaches us that the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur are the happiest days of the Jewish calendar: Why and what is the connection between these two dates?
The Talmud relates that the 20th of Av was a holiday for a particular family who brought wood to the Temple for the altar, the identity of this family is the topic of a debate.