Tisha B'Av 2025/ 5785
Saturday, August 2 - Sunday, August 3
Join our Adas clergy for a poignant Tisha B’Av experience, as we gather in reflection, resilience, and hope. Together, we will participate in the chanting of Eicha, the Book of Lamentations—a sacred text mourning the destruction of Jerusalem, and a timeless expression of collective grief. In these days of renewed adversity and enduring resilience for the Jewish people, we come together not in despair, but with fierce clarity. We mourn what has been broken, affirm our shared identity, and recommit ourselves to the work of rebuilding—with courage, compassion, and enduring faith.
Tisha B'Av Schedule at Adas
Erev Tisha B’Av Saturday, August 2
8:30pm Candle Lit Maariv/Eicha Service, Kay Hall OR Livestream Here
Tisha B'Av, Sunday, August 3
9:00am In Person Shacharit, Eicha, & Torah Reading in the Biran Beit Midrash Click for Zoom link
6:00pm In Person Mincha and Torah Service, Biran Beit Midrash Click for Zoom
9:00pm Virtual Maariv (Fast Ends at 8:47), Click for Zoom
History of Tisha B'Av
For twenty centuries, Tisha b’Av, the ninth of Av, has been the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur is known as the White Fast, Tisha b’Av is called the Black Fast. It commemorates the destructions of both Temples in Jerusalem, the death of Bar Kochba and the last rebellion against Rome in 135 CE, as well as the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492.
When they could, Jews would historically come to the area near the Kotel (the Western Wall) in order to read Eicha (the Book of Lamentations). Most Jews, of course, could not come to Jerusalem, and during many periods, the Kotel area could not be approached.
In modern times, the establishment of the State of Israel caused some to question whether Tisha b’Av was necessary any longer. This debate continues, although those who observe the day recognize its symbolic power and emphasize that we still lament the destruction of the Temples, which ruptured the sense of connectedness to God.
Join us in this annual beautiful experience as we connect with tradition and history.
