TISHA B’AV
תשעה באב« The mourning of an entire people — and a hope that is not extinguished. »
Next occurrenceFrom the evening of Wednesday 11 August 2027 until Thursday 12 August 2027 · In 288 days
The feast begins the evening before, at sunset.
Calendar: choose your city to determine the Israel or Diaspora context.
The essentials
In brief
Tisha B’Av, the 9th of Av, recalls the destruction of the First and the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
The mourning is collective: an entire people remembers exile and what is still missing.
The day is marked by a fast that begins in the evening and ends the following night, by the reading of Eikha and by the Kinot.
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WHAT THIS DAY REMEMBERS
Tradition connects the 9th of Av with the destruction of the First Temple and then of the Second Temple.
The Mishna lists several grave events that occurred on this date, which is why a single day carries so much memory.
Reference: Mishna Ta’anit 4:6.
A NATIONAL MOURNING
The mourning of this day is not private: it concerns what was lost for an entire people — the Temple, Jerusalem, a presence.
The practices of mourning are detailed in the halakhic authorities and vary between communities and personal situations.
For any personal case, ask your Rav. Marker: Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 549-559.
EIKHA AND THE KINOT
In the evening Eikha (Lamentations) is read: a text that describes the devastated city without softening the pain.
In the morning the Kinot continue that reading with elegies spanning the eras of Jewish history.
THE PROSPECT OF REBUILDING
The mourning of this day is not despair: the prophetic tradition announces that these fast days will become days of joy.
Remembering here means keeping alive the expectation of rebuilding — without erasing what was destroyed.
Reference: Zechariah 8:19.
Editorial references: Mishna Ta’anit 4:6 · Eikha / Lamentations · Zechariah 8:19 · Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 549-559
Festival dates
From the evening of Wednesday 11 August 2027 until Thursday 12 August 2027
ט׳ אָב תשפ״ז
The feast begins the evening before, at sunset.
Key points
- Tisha B’Av is the 9th of Av.
- The fast begins in the evening and ends the following night: it is a major fast, different from the minor fasts.
- Eikha (Lamentations) is read, and the Kinot are said.
- The mourning is national, not only personal.
PRACTICAL INFO — THIS OCCURRENCE
Jerusalem
Times for this occurrence, calculated for Jerusalem (Israel) in its own time zone.
Times are unavailable for this date and city.
For any personal situation or halachic question, seek guidance from your Rabbi.
What this feast teaches us
« Remembering a destruction means refusing to grow used to what is broken. »
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