Tish’a B’Av 3098 / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב 6858

The Ninth of Av ✡️

Tish’a B’Av for Hebrew Year 6858 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 3095 9 Av 6855
Tish’a B’Av 3096 9 Av 6856
Tish’a B’Av 3097 9 Av 6857
Tish’a B’Av 3098 10 Av 6858
Tish’a B’Av 3099 9 Av 6859
Tish’a B’Av 3100 9 Av 6860
Tish’a B’Av 3101 10 Av 6861
Tish’a B’Av 3102 10 Av 6862

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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