Fast of Tish'a B'Av

Sunset of August 8 through nightfall of August 9
Work should be avoided. Consult a Rabbi if this is not possible.

During the summer we have The Three Weeks, which is an annual mourning period. This is when we mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple and our launch into a still-ongoing exile.

The period begins on the 17th of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, a fast day that marks the day when the walls of Jerusalem were breached by the Romans in 69 CE.

It reaches its climax and concludes with the fast of the 9th of Av, the date when both Holy Temples were set aflame. This is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, and it is also the date of other tragedies spanning our nation’s history.