Tisha B'Av (Hebrew: תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב Tīšʿā Bəʾāv; IPA: [tiʃʕa beˈʔav] , lit. 'the ninth of Av') is an annual fast day in Judaism, on which a number of...

of this month, particularly the Nine Days which culminate in Tisha B'Av, the 9th day of Av. However, the month also contains a holiday called Tu B'Av which...

Tisha or Tishah is the Hebrew word for the number nine, as in Tisha B'Av (= 9th of the month Av), an annual fasting day in Judaism. Tisha is a given name...

Bible, and also to later poems which are traditionally recited by Jews on Tisha B'Av. In the Hebrew Bible, the term kinah or qinah refers to a dirge or...

Nine Days begin on Rosh Chodesh Av ("First of Av") and culminates on the public fast day of Tisha B'Av ("Ninth of Av"). The Nine Days are part of a larger...

Benveniste expressed himself very forcibly against smoking tutun (tobacco) on Tisha BeAv, and reportedly excommunicated a Jew who smoked on that solemn fast-day...

"Tisha B'Av (The Ninth of Av)", Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, accessed March 16, 2006. "Tisha BeAv: The Fast of the Ninth of Av"...

their souls departed. This story is recited in one of the Kinnot for Tisha BeAv, entitled "Ve'Et Navi Hatati". There are conflicting accounts of his martyrdom...

conduct weddings on Tisha B'Av itself "out of historical consciousness and respect" for the Jewish community. Tisha B'Av : 9 Av Tisha B'Av (תשעה באב) is...

Beitzah 11b; Yevamot 9a Yevamot 1:4 Yevamot 14b Halachot Gedolot, laws of Tisha BeAv; Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 580 Beit Yosef, Orach Chaim 580 Eliyahu Rabbah...