Tisha B'Av 5785
This year, Tisha B’Av falls on Motzaei Shabbat and Sunday, which brings with it a number of unique halachot (laws) and practices. Below is a guide to help you prepare, along with our schedule for Shabbat Chazon (August 1–2) and Tisha B’Av (August 3).
On Tisha B’Av, we refrain from:
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Eating and drinking
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Bathing or washing for pleasure
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Applying lotions or perfumes
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Wearing leather shoes
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Engaging in sexual relations
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Greeting others
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Studying Torah, except for sections related to mourning and destruction
There will be a designated space available at the Shtiebel for those who are halachically required to eat. If you have any questions about the fast, please reach out to Rabbanit Fruchter.
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May this Tisha B’Av deepen our compassion and bring us closer to wholeness, healing, and redemption. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions
Shabbat Afternoon, August 2
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5:15 PM – Pre-Mincha Class
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6:15 PM – Mincha
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6:45 PM – Seudah Shlishit
When Tisha B’Av begins on Saturday night, we do not eat a traditional Seudah HaMafseket (the final mournful meal). Instead, we eat a regular third Shabbat meal, including meat if desired. Please be mindful to drink plenty of water throughout the day in preparation for the fast. -
8:12 PM – Last time to eat (sunset). Birkat HaMazon may be recited afterward.
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Please Note:
At 8:12pm, fasting begins. However, all other Tisha B’Av restrictions (such as bathing, leather shoes, etc.) begin only after Shabbat ends, at 8:58 PM.
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Saturday Night, August 2
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8:58pm: Shabbat ends. Say “Baruch haMavdil bein kodesh l’chol” at home before performing any weekday tasks.
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Change into non-leather shoes and return to shul.
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9:15pm: Maariv
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9:25pm: Eicha & Kinot, Reflective Singing
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Havdalah on Saturday night includes only the bracha over fire (borei me’orei ha’eish), recited before Eicha in shul.The full Havdalah (with HaGefen and HaMavdil, but without besamim) is recited on Sunday night.
If you are unable to attend in person, our Eicha reading will be broadcast on Zoom.
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Tisha B’Av – Sunday, August 3
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8:30AM - 11:30 AM Shacharit and Kinnot
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Kinnot with introductions and explanations shared by Shtiebelers, featuring voices of Shtiebelers who will share reflections. If you would like to introduce a Kinnah, please contact Rabbanit Fruchter.
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11:30 AM Art Beit Midrash
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1:06 PM - Midday (chatzot)
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1:15PM-7:35PM Tisha B'av Classes led by Shtiebelers and Open Beit Midrash
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7:35 PM - Mincha
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7:55 PM Class with Rabbanit Fruchter: How do we support one another when we are all grieving? Join us to explore halachic texts around mourning and crisis that will help inform how we relate to one another in times of great communal grief.
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8:57 PM - Fast Ends. Please join the community break-fast
Tisha B'Av at the Shtiebel
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