TISHA B'AV
WHY DO WE FAST ON TISHA B'AV?
TO MOURN THE DESTRUCTION
- Of the 1st Bais HaMikdah (Temple)
- Of the 2nd Bais HaMikdash (Temple)
- Other tragedies that have occured in Jewish History on this day
♦♦♦♦♦
TISHA B'AV
Starts on the evening of July 28th 2013
(approximately 17 minutes later than candelighting for the prior Shabbas)
& continues until the evening of July 29th 2013
(approximately an hour
after candlelighting for the prior Shabbas)
♦♦♦♦♦
MEALS
BEFORE THE FAST BEGINS
1ST MEAL
Should be a pareve or dairy meal with an abundance of food
2ND MEAL
- On the afternoon before the fast,
we have a meal called the Seuda HaMafsekes (the meal
of ceasing to eat) - This meal that is intended to begin the mourning of the next day
- It consists of a piece of bread & a hard-boiled egg dipped in ashes
♦♦♦♦♦
ON TISHA B'AV WE DO NOT
- Wear leather shoes
- Wear new clothes
- Wear makeup, perfume or creams
- Brush our teeth or use mouth washUse the Mikvah
- Take showers or baths
- Go swimming or sit in the jacuzzi
- Have spa treatments
- Have marital relations
- Shave our legs
- Study Torah
- Greet people with 'hello,' 'hi, 'good morning,' etc.
- Sit on a normal chair
- Smoke (if you must)
- Work (if a financial hardship consult your Rabbi)
♦♦♦♦♦
FASTING EXCEPTIONS
- Girl 11 & under
- Boys 12 & under
- A woman who has given birth within 30 days
- A woman who is due to give birth within 7 days
- When a doctor advises against fasting for health reasons
Ill at any age
Preganant & nursing women
Senior Citizens
Those who can't fast
should
only eat what is required to sustain their health
♦♦♦♦♦
CHECK YOUR LOCAL JEWISH CALENDAR
TO FIND OUT THE TIME TO BREAK YOUR FAST
♦♦♦♦♦
Visit Laws of the 3 Weeks
for information that also includes the customs for Tisha B'av
♦♦♦♦♦
Copyright © 2009 - 2013 KosherWoman.com
All rights reserved
