Q&A: Job
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Job
Question
Could you please explain why you deleted my question about studying Job on Tisha B'Av?
Answer
Because no question was presented there. It was a statement that you enjoy studying Job. Please formulate a question.
Answer
Because no question was presented there. It was a statement that you enjoy studying Job. Please formulate a question.
Discussion on Answer
I think that "draws the heart" does not necessarily mean pleasurable. Pleasure is only one way of drawing the heart. A very vivid film about the destruction is very gripping, but it would be hard to say that it is pleasurable or joyful.
I meant the contradiction between Ta'anit 30 and Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 554:1, where it is explained that studying Job is permitted on Tisha B'Av, implying that it is not gladdening, and Yoma 18b, where it is explained that Job draws the heart and gives pleasure.