Tisha B’Av

A Communal Mourning

On Tisha B'Av, re-enacting the sorrow felt by those who survived the destruction of the Temple

Kinot for Tisha B’Av

The liturgy for the 9th of Av includes Lamentations and special additional elegies.

Tisha B’Av 2022

In 2022, Tisha B'Av begins at sunset on Saturday, August 6.

The Key Word of the Book of Lamentations

Eicha is both the Hebrew title of this biblical book and the word that best helps us understand what it really means.

Tisha B’Av 2020

In 2020, Tisha B'Av begins at sunset on Wednesday, July 29.

Get Your Tisha B’Av Questions Answered

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Tisha B’Av 2019

In 2019, Tisha B'Av begins at sunset on Saturday, August 10.

Tisha B’Av 2019

In 2019, Tisha B'Av begins at sunset on August 10.

Tisha B’Av 2018

In 2018, Tisha B'Av begins at sunset on Saturday, July 21.

Tisha B’Av 2017

Tisha B'Av (the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av) begins at sunset on Monday, July 31, and continues until the evening of August 1.

Tisha B’Av: Transforming Victimhood, Accessing Our Most Powerful Selves

The great challenge is learning how to honor the past while being able to create a future based on fresh ...

Arrived: First of Our Long Awaited Refugee Families!

Or Shalom, Vancouver’s East-Side Shul, the synagogue I serve as spiritual leader, is a community of 200 households that has ...