Tisha Be-Av and Related Mourning Times

Tisha Be-Av and Related Mourning Times

Tisha Be-Av (the Ninth of Av), while not a holiday God commanded in Scripture, commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples. The date has become synonymous with mourning and tragedy. This year, Tisha Be-Av begins at sundown, July 19. (It so happens that the 19th also marks two months since Moishe's home-going.)
Tisha be-Av (the Ninth of Av) commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples. In Jewish tradition, the date has become synonymous with mourning and tragedy. Three weeks prior is the less well-known Fast of Tammuz which commemorates the fall of Jerusalem's walls. Between both dates, various mourning customs are practiced by observant Jews.



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