Tish’a B’Av 2025 / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב 5785

The Ninth of Av ✡️

Tish'a B'Av for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2022 10 Av 5782
Tish'a B'Av 2023 9 Av 5783
Tish'a B'Av 2024 9 Av 5784
Tish'a B'Av 2025 9 Av 5785
Tish'a B'Av 2026 9 Av 5786
Tish'a B'Av 2027 9 Av 5787
Tish'a B'Av 2028 9 Av 5788
Tish'a B'Av 2029 10 Av 5789

Tanakh

Erev Tish’a B’Av / עֶרֶב תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב

Torah Portion: Parashat Devarim · Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 1:1-10 · 10 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 1:11-21 · 11 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 1:22-38 · 17 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: Deuteronomy 1:39-2:1 · 9 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: Deuteronomy 2:2-30 · 29 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: Deuteronomy 2:31-3:14 · 21 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: Deuteronomy 3:15-22 · 8 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: Deuteronomy 3:20-22 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 · 27 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
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
"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

Koren Masorat HaRav Kinot, The Complete Tisha B’Av Service with Commentary by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik

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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