Tish’a B’Av 4491 / תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב 8251

The Ninth of Av ✡️

Tish’a B’Av for Hebrew Year 8251 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 4488 10 Av 8248
Tish’a B’Av 4489 10 Av 8249
Tish’a B’Av 4490 9 Av 8250
Tish’a B’Av 4491 9 Av 8251
Tish’a B’Av 4492 10 Av 8252
Tish’a B’Av 4493 9 Av 8253
Tish’a B’Av 4494 9 Av 8254
Tish’a B’Av 4495 10 Av 8255

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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