Festival reading
תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב
Tish'a B'Av
Next observed
Wednesday, July 22, 2026·8 Av 5786
The Ninth of Av — the major day of mourning, a 25-hour fast remembering the destruction of both Temples and other calamities. The book of Lamentations is read.
The readings
Erev Tish'a B'Av
עֶרֶב תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָבErev — the eve (the day before, beginning at sunset)
Tish'a B'Av
תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב- Torah
- Deuteronomy 4:25-40
- Haftarah
- Jeremiah 8:13-9:23