Day of remembrance
Tisha B’Av
תשעה באב
A fast marking the destruction of both Temples and later tragedies. A day of mourning, not celebration.
Until it begins
In 330 days
- Begins on the evening of
- Ends
- Length
- One day
- Day of remembrance
- In the Hebrew calendar
- 9 Av
- 5787
About the holiday
Both Temples are said to have been destroyed on the ninth of Av, six centuries apart, and the date gathered other catastrophes around it afterwards. It is a full fast and the year’s saddest day: Lamentations is read by low light, sitting on the floor or on low stools, and the greetings people exchange on any other day are left unsaid. The three weeks before it build towards it.
Dates for the coming years
The exact candle-lighting time depends on sunset where you are. Check with your local community.