Tish’a B’Av 1919 / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב 5679

The Ninth of Av ✡️

Tish’a B’Av for Hebrew Year 5679 began on and ended on .

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. Tisha B’Av is never observed on Shabbat. If the 9th of Av falls on a Saturday, the fast is postponed until the 10th of Av.

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Dates for Tish’a B’Av

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Tish’a B’Av 1916 9 Av 5676
Tish’a B’Av 1917 10 Av 5677
Tish’a B’Av 1918 9 Av 5678
Tish’a B’Av 1919 9 Av 5679
Tish’a B’Av 1920 10 Av 5680
Tish’a B’Av 1921 10 Av 5681
Tish’a B’Av 1922 9 Av 5682
Tish’a B’Av 1923 9 Av 5683

Tanakh

Erev Tish’a B’Av / עֶרֶב תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב

Megillah
  1. 1: Lamentations 1:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  2. 2: Lamentations 2:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  3. 3: Lamentations 3:1-66 · 66 p’sukim
  4. 4: Lamentations 4:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  5. 5: Lamentations 5:1-22 · 22 p’sukim

Tish’a B’Av / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 4:25-40

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 4:25-29 · 5 p’sukim
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 4:30-35 · 6 p’sukim
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 4:36-40 · 5 p’sukim

Haftarah: Jeremiah 8:13-9:23 · 34 p’sukim

Tish’a B’Av (Mincha) / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב מִנחָה

Torah Portion: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10

  1. 1: Exodus 32:11-14 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 34:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
  3. maf: Exodus 34:4-10 · 7 p’sukim

Haftarah: Isaiah 55:6-56:8 · 16 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Tish'a B'Av” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
Tishah B’Av: Texts, Readings and Insights: A Presentation Based on Talmudic and Traditional Sources

Tishah B’Av
by Avrohom Chaim Feuer and Shimon Finkelman

Tisha B’av Compendium: Tephilot and Kinot

Tisha B’av Compendium
by Abraham Rosenfeld

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