Tea, Torah, and Tisha B'av Study and Service

Rabbi Mark will lead a study session at 7:30 PM which includes a pre-fast nosh.

Evening services will be at 8:30 PM.  They include the reading of the Book of Lamentations.

Tisha B'Av is often called the saddest day in Jewish history, because the following events all occurred on this very day.

• The negative report about Canaan given to the Israelites by Moses' twelve scouts, and other events
• The destruction of the First and Second Temples
• The failure of Bar Kochba's revolt
• The expulsion of the Jews from Spain

Like Yom Kippur, Tisha b'Av is a fast day lasting from sunset the previous evening until the following nightfall. There are prohibitions on eating, drinking, bathing, perfume, wearing leather, sexual relations, and displays of affection. As with observance of other fasts, these prohibitions are suspended in favor of health issues.