Tisha B'Av
The Ninth of Av Fast Day
Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the month of Av (July 17-18, 2021), is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, on which we fast, deprive ourselves and pray. It is the culmination of the Three Weeks, a period of time during which we mark the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
The Fast Begins on Shabbat, July 17, 2021 at 8:24 pm
The Fast Ends nightfall of Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 8:57pm
Schedule at Chabad
Shabbos afternoon: Finish your meal by 8:24 pm - The Fast begins
Shabbos ends 9:12 pm - Change into non leather shoes
9:45 pm Maariv, and Eicha
Tisha B'Av, Sunday, July 18
9:00 am Shacharit (without Tallis and Tefillin)
Followed by Kinus with our Kollel Rabbis
7:15 pm conclude Shacharit with Tallit and Tefillin, Mincha
Maariv 8:45 pm
Fast Ends: 8:57 pm
On Tisha B'Av we do not:
- eat or drink
- wear leather footwear
- bathe or wash ourselves (washing only until the knuckle when mandated by halachah)
- apply ointments or creams
- engage in marital relations or any form of intimacy
- sit on a normal-height chair until chatzot (the time when the sun has reached its apex)
- study Torah (except for the “sad” parts that deal with the destruction of the Temples, etc.)
- send gifts, or even greet one another (you may respond to greetings)
- engage in outings, trips or similar pleasurable activities
- wear fine, festive clothing