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Tisha B'Av
A sorrowful day that remembers
from where we've come.
Name Of The Holiday: Tisha b'Av.
When We Observe: The ninth (or
tisha, in Hebrew) day of the Jewish
month of Av. This year, Tisha b'Av
begins Monday night, July 23, and
continues until sundown on Tuesday,
July 24.
Why We Observe: On this day, on two
separate occasions, the Holy Temple
in Jerusalem was destroyed. Other
destructions also have befallen the
Jewish people on the 9th of Av.
What We Observe: Tisha b'Av and
Yom Kippur are the only two full fasts,
with no eating or drinking from sunset
to sundown the next day, on the Jewish
calendar. Also on Tisha b'Av we do not
wear leather shoes or use perfume,
bathe for pleasure or engage in mari-
tal relations. We do not participate in
enjoyable activities, even the study of
Torah, on Tisha b'Av. One is, however,
permitted to read Eichah (the Book of
Lamentations) and the Book of Job.
Traditions Of The Day: Before the
fast begins, many will eat a last meal
consisting of bread, water and an egg.
Those who study Torah are limited to
sad topics. Synagogues and temples
take down the curtain on the Ark
(parochet) and lower the lighting in
the sanctuary. During the day of Tisha
b'Av, some choose to visit a cemetery.
The Service: Those who come to pray
sit on the floor or low stools or bench-
es, appropriate for mourners. During
Ma'ariv (evening) services on Tisha
b'Av, we read Eichah (Lamentations) in
the synagogue after regular davening,
or prayer. As the reading is concluded,
the congregation says the follow-
ing verse from Lamentations: "Turn
Thou us unto Thee, 0 Lord, and we
shall be turned. Renew our days as of
old." At the conclusion of the reading
of Eichah, it is traditional to recite a
number of dirges, or kinot.
The following day on Tisha b'Av,
tefillin and tallit are not worn during
Shacharit, the morning service. Anenu
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("Answer Us") is inserted into the
Shmona Esrei or Amidah portion of the
service. Anenu, an ancient prayer cited
in the Talmud and read on each fast
day, asks God to "answer us ... in all
times of trouble and distress:' It also is
read during the afternoon service.
The Torah reading on Tisha b'Av is
Deuteronomy 4:25-40, which focuses on
Moses' warning to the children of Israel
of their fate should they forsake the
Torah (though in the end, they are told
God will have mercy and forgive them).
Many congregations also have cho-
sen to recite certain kinot to mark
the millions of Jewish lives lost in the
Holocaust. Two of these may be found
in The Complete Tisha b'Av Service
published by Artscroll.
At Minchah, the afternoon service,
tallit and tefillin are worn. This service
includes a Torah reading, with hafto-
rah. By this time of day, it is permit-
ted to sit on ordinary chairs.
On The Web: Here are two good
Internet sites to visit:
www.ou.org/yerushalayimitishabav
This Web site, from the Union of
Orthodox Jewish Congregations of
America, contains many opportuni-
ties to learn about Tisha b'Av and the
Three Weeks, which lead up to the
holiday. You can find both interesting
written and audio material.
wilcipedia.org/wild/Tisha_B%27av
Wikipedia, the Internet encyclopedia,
does a pretty good job of explaining
Tisha b'Av. Best of all, it provides quick
links to every aspect involved with the
day. For example, if you want to know
more about Rabbi Akiva and the Three
Weeks, or other destructions that
came to the Jewish people on Tisha
b'Av, it's all here. There's also a quite
memorable painting, showing the
destruction of the Temple. ❑
Conservative Services
On Tisha b'Av, the Conservative com-
munity will join together for a service
at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield.
Services begin at 8:30 p.m. Monday,
July 23, with Minchah followed by
Maariv and the reading of Eicha.
Call the synagogue at (248) 788-0600.
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