THE GREAT WONDER

 

THE GREAT WONDER     The בית יוסף in Shulchan Aruch (O. Ch. 580) lists additional fast days.   One of the fast days is on the 9th day in טבת. “It is unknown what צרה happened on that day”.   The ט"ז writes" תימה גדולה  (It's a great wonder) that the בית יוסף doesn't know what happened that day. In our Selichos (אזכרה מצוק) it is written that עזרא הסופר died on the 9th of the month". ע"כ   Perhaps, it is not so puzzeling why the ב"י wasn't aware of the פיוט claiming עזרא died on the 9th of טבת  This פיוט is said, only by אשכנזים. The ספרדים say   the "פיוט “שעה עליון  and the "פיוט “יושב בשמים In both of these פיוטים, it says that עזרא died on the 10th of טבת. (not the 9th)   The בית יוסף, being  Sefardi, must have held that עזרא died on the 10th and therefore there shouldn't be a wonder why he didn’t know what happened on the 9th of טבת. אמבצי     The תוספות חדשים on מגילת תענית writes that Yeisho Hanotzri ym”s was born on the 9th of טבת. Chazal were scared of the Nochrim, to publicize that we fast on his birthday.