ICJudaism: A Teacher’s Guide to Judaism
Hosted by ICTeachers Formerly: Mike’s Rough Guide to Judaism
Disclaimer:
The contents of these pages represent the author’s personal views, experience and
understanding.
There are bound to be some things here that some Jews would disagree
with.
Tisha B’Av
Tisha means the 9th, so Tisha B’Av is the 9th of Av (the 5th month of the Jewish calendar), which usually falls sometime in August.
Tisha B’Av is a full fast day (no food no drink), like Yom Kippur (but much less widely observed). It is a day of mourning for the loss of both the first and second temples. Both, we are told, destroyed on this day. It was also the day, in 1492 CE, that Jews were expelled from Spain. In the synagogue, the Book of Lamentations is read and mourning prayers are said.
