Tish'a B'Av / תשעה באב
Tisha B'Av (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב, "the Ninth of Av,") is an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av in the Hebrew calendar. The fast commemorates the destruction of both the First Temple and Second Temple in Jerusalem, which occurred about 655 years apart, but on the same Hebrew calendar date.
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List of Dates
Tish'a B'Av begins in the Diaspora on:- Sat, 28 July 2012 at sundown (10th of Av, 5772)
- Mon, 15 July 2013 at sundown (9th of Av, 5773)
- Mon, 04 August 2014 at sundown (9th of Av, 5774)
- Sat, 25 July 2015 at sundown (10th of Av, 5775)
- Sat, 13 August 2016 at sundown (10th of Av, 5776)
- Mon, 31 July 2017 at sundown (9th of Av, 5777)
- Sat, 21 July 2018 at sundown (10th of Av, 5778)
- Sat, 10 August 2019 at sundown (10th of Av, 5779)
- Wed, 29 July 2020 at sundown (9th of Av, 5780)
- Sat, 17 July 2021 at sundown (9th of Av, 5781)
Recommended Books
 Koren Masorat HaRav Kinot, The Complete Tisha B'Av Service with Commentary by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik |
 Tishah B'Av by Avrohom Chaim Feuer and Shimon Finkelman |
 Tisha B'av Compendium by Abraham Rosenfeld |
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 4:25 - 4:40
1: Deuteronomy 4:25-29
2: Deuteronomy 4:30-35
3: Deuteronomy 4:36-40
Haftarah: Jeremiah 8:13 - 9:23
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Hebrew - English Bible
- Mechon Mamre
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Tish%27a B%27Av" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.