Tisha BAv

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Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish fast day
Jewish holiday
day of mourning
associatedPractice dimmed or reduced lighting in synagogue
refraining from greetings
removal or covering of the parochet (ark curtain)
sitting on low stools or the floor
calendar Hebrew calendar
category Jewish days of fasting
Jewish days of mourning
commemorates Destruction of the First Temple
Destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians
Destruction of the Second Temple
Destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans
Expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492
Outbreaks of major persecutions of Jews
Siege and fall of Jerusalem
multiple tragedies in Jewish history
date 9 Av
dateHebrew 9th day of the month of Av
fastDuration approximately 25 hours
fastRestrictions no anointing with oils
no bathing
no drinking
no eating
no marital relations
no wearing leather shoes
fastType major fast
halachicStatus rabbinic fast day
languageOfName Hebrew
liturgicalPractice reading the Book of Lamentations
recitation of kinot
liturgicalText Book of Lamentations
meaningOfName Ninth of Av
observedBy religious Jews
traditional Jews
occursIn month of Av
prohibitionsBegin sunset on the eve of 9 Av
prohibitionsEnd nightfall after 9 Av
relatedTo Jerusalem
Nine Days
Temple in Jerusalem
Three Weeks
religion Judaism
theme exile and suffering
hope for redemption
mourning the destruction of the Temple
national Jewish tragedy

Referenced by (16)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nine Days ("Tisha B'Av")
Three Weeks ("Tisha B'Av")
endEvent
Nine Days ("Tisha B'Av")
Three Weeks ("Tisha B'Av")
relatedConcept
Churban ("Tisha B'Av")
associatedWith
Jewish Temple ("Tisha B'Av fast")
commemoratedBy
Three Weeks ("Tisha B'Av")
fastDayIncludes
Av ("Tisha B'Av")
hasDay
Judaism
hasHoliday
Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite ("Kinot for Tisha B'Av")
includesPrayer
Seventeenth of Tammuz ("Tisha B’Av")
leadsUpTo
Lamentations ("Tisha B’Av")
liturgicalUse
Nine Days ("Tisha B'Av")
precedes
Al Chet ("Tisha B'Av")
recitedOn
Yom HaShoah ("Tisha B'Av")
relatedHoliday
Fast of Gedaliah ("Tisha B’Av")
relatedTo

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