HOLIDAY GLOBAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 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 C' ("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. 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