Tisha B'Av

Guide & Schedule

Sunset of Monday evening, August 12
until nightfall of Tuesday, August 13

FAST OF 9 AV
Begins at 7:54 pm
Ends at 8:23 pm

General Info and Customs

The saddest day on the Jewish calendar is the Ninth of Av (this year it falls on the evening of August 12 & the 13th), “Tisha b'Av," the date on which both our Holy Temples were destroyed, and exile, persecution and spiritual darkness began.

Tisha b'Av starts at sundown of the eighth of Av and lasts till the following nightfall. During this time-period we fast, eschew pleasurable activities and amenities, and lament the destruction of the Holy Temple and our nation’s exile.

It is a tradition, however, that Tisha b'Av is also the birthday of our Redeemer. This symbolizes the idea that from the ashes of the destroyed temple will rise an incomparably magnificent edifice; exile will give birth to redemption. Thus Tisha b’Av is also a day of anticipation and hope, for “One who mourns Jerusalem will merit seeing her happiness."

Schedule

Please join us for any of the services or classes/Movies. 

Monday, August 12 (evening of 9 Av)

7:54 pm Fast Begins
8:00 pm Movie explaining Tisha B'av
8:20 pm Maariv
 
Main service: 8:30 pm Eicha (lamentations)

we try to come to this service in person. If for some reason you cannot you may join us on zoom: JewishLakeview.com/zoom

Tuesday, August 13 (day of 9 Av)

Main service 8:30 am Shacharit - No Tallis / Teffilin
9:00 am Kinos (lamentations in English)
9:30 am Class: From Mourning to Morning


6:15 pm  Movie "With My Whole Broken Heart" by JLI (see below Movie description)
Main service: 7:15 pm Mincha with Tallis & Teffilin
8:00 pm Movie: The final battle & destruction of the 2nd temple 
8:15 Mariv
8:23 pm Fast Ends

Movie description: This emotionally gripping 45-minute film features heart-wrenching stories of valiant parents whose children's lives were claimed by terror and their inspiring responses to their horrific experiences.

The documentary also follows the lives of two of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz who emerged from the darkness to transform the Jewish landscape.

The film is framed around the Jewish response to the 1956 Terror attack in Kfar Chabad, Israel, and features interviews with Daniel Pearl's parents; Kobi Mandell's mother; former chief rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau; and Rabbi Nissan Mangel.

A documentary from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute. Watch the trailer here: With My Whole Broken Heart

Observances

Besides fasting (no food or drink), we abstain from additional pleasures: washing, applying lotions or creams, wearing leather footwear (wear sneakers or the like), and marital relations. Until midday (Tuesday at 1:13 pm), we sit on the floor or on low stools. We also abstain from studying Torah—besides those parts that discuss the destruction of the Temple.

On the eve of Tisha b’Av, we gather in the synagogue to read the Book of Lamentations. Tallit and tefillin are not worn during the morning prayers. After the morning prayers we recite Kinot (elegies). We don the tallit and tefillin for the afternoon prayers or anytime after midday (after 1:31 pm).

Further Reading

History
· The First Temple
· The Second Temple
· The Fall of Betar

The Holy Temple
· Tour the Holy Temple
· Readings & Insights
· In Depth

Insights
· The Pinch
· Why We Mourn
· Good Grief
· More...

Multimedia
· The Holy Temple
· Siege of Jerusalem
· The 17th of Tammuz
· More...