Tish’a B’Av 2019 / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב 5779

The Ninth of Av ✡️

Tish’a B’Av for Hebrew Year 5779 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 2016 10 Av 5776
Tish’a B’Av 2017 9 Av 5777
Tish’a B’Av 2018 10 Av 5778
Tish’a B’Av 2019 10 Av 5779
Tish’a B’Av 2020 9 Av 5780
Tish’a B’Av 2021 9 Av 5781
Tish’a B’Av 2022 10 Av 5782
Tish’a B’Av 2023 9 Av 5783

Tanakh

Erev Tish’a B’Av / עֶרֶב תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב

Torah Portion: Lamentations 1:1-5:22

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; Lamentations 1:1-5:22

  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

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 (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)

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

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