Tish’a B’Av 3863 / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב 7623

The Ninth of Av ✡️

Tish’a B’Av for Hebrew Year 7623 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 3860 9 Av 7620
Tish’a B’Av 3861 9 Av 7621
Tish’a B’Av 3862 9 Av 7622
Tish’a B’Av 3863 10 Av 7623
Tish’a B’Av 3864 9 Av 7624
Tish’a B’Av 3865 9 Av 7625
Tish’a B’Av 3866 10 Av 7626
Tish’a B’Av 3867 9 Av 7627

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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