Tisha B’Av/Havdalah Observances On Saturday

Please plan to join us this Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. to participate in the Tisha B’Av observance, followed by the Havdalah ceremony. A hybrid event.

Tisha B’Av, meaning “the ninth of Av” in Hebrew, is an annual Jewish day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.

It’s considered the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. The Book of Lamentations is read.

Havdalah is a Jewish ceremony that marks the end of Shabbat and the start of the new week. It involves blessings over wine, spices, and a special multi-wicked candle, and serves to separate the holy day from the mundane. The ceremony is a sensory experience, engaging sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing.