Today is an unusual day in Israel: by the Jewish calendar the Seventeenth of Tammuz is a day of adversities, mourning and fasting.

Mourning in commemorating of the events clashed at various times on this date and fasting in expiation for their own ignorance, greed and stupidity.

One of the events that are recalled on the 17th of Tammuz was the erection of the Golden Calf by Jews after the exodus from Egypt. At that time when Moses received tablets of the Covenant on Mount Sinai, people managed to lose faith and betray their prophet and God beneath. For a very short time they gave up on themselves and deeds they were accomplishing, despite the fact that they had just been released from years of slavery. Moses broke the tablets on the foot of Mount Sinai, dismayed at disbelief and cowardice of the people who made the golden calf.

On the same day, many years later, Israel's enemies managed to breach in the walls of Jerusalem: as a result, three weeks later, the Temple itself was destroyed.

It is unique that the people has appointed a special day when their own sins and troubles, that were following them, are remembered. If you can admit your mistakes, possibility no longer to repeat them emerges. In the light of the latest high-profile “exposures” that we all have seen during the previous week and taking into account the general level of corruption in the country, I think that it would also be useful to have such a day. But I am not sure that one day will be enough to remember all the adversities and all the golden calves that have fallen on Ukrainians.