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Tisha B'Av: August 10-11
What is Tisha B'av?
The saddest day on the Jewish calendar is the Ninth of Av, "Tisha b'Av," the date on which both our Holy Temples were destroyed, and exile, persecution and spiritual darkness began.
Tisha b'Av starts at sundown of the eighth of Av and lasts till the following nightfall (although this year, the 9th of Av falls on a Shabbat, it is pushed off, and starts Saturday night). During this time-period we fast, eschew pleasurable activities and amenities, and lament the destruction of the Holy Temple and our nation’s exile.
It is a tradition, however, that Tisha b'Av is also the birthday of our Redeemer. This symbolizes the idea that from the ashes of the destroyed temple will rise an incomparably magnificent edifice; exile will give birth to redemption. Thus Tisha b’Av is also a day of anticipation and hope, for "One who mourns Jerusalem will merit seeing her happiness."
SCHEDULE AND OTHER INFO
Shabbat and Tisha B'Av Schedule:
Friday night: Mincha/Ma'ariv: 8:00 pm
Shabbat morning: Regular start time: 9:30 am
Mincha after Kiddush at 2:15 pm
Then we go home and eat until 8:10 pm — the fast starts at 8:10 pm
Still at home, Shabbat ends at 8:53 pm
Then say Baruch Hamavdil Bein Kodesh L'chol; take off your leather shoes right after Shabbos and put on your leather-less shoes.
Shabbat (Saturday) evening, August 10, Tisha B'Av eve
Maariv & Eicha: 9:15 pm
Special Program (the Virtual Reality Tour! — see below) to follow
Sunday, July 22, Tisha B'Av
Shachrit (No Tallit and Tefillin): 8:20 am
Mincha (with Tallit and Tefillin): 7:20 pm
Maariv, Havdalah, Break-Fast: 8:38 pm
Halachic Times
Fast Begins: 8:30 pm Saturday
Chatzos: 1:13 pm Sunday
Fast Ends: 8:38 pm Sunday
May we merit to celebrate Tisha B'Av this year together with Moshiach and the rebuilding of our third Holy Temple, AMEN!
Basic Laws of Tisha B'av
Besides fasting, we abstain from additional pleasures: washing, applying lotions or creams, wearing leather footwear, and marital relations. Until midday, we sit on the floor or on low stools. We also abstain from studying Torah—besides those parts that discuss the destruction of the Temple.
On the eve of Tisha b’Av, we gather in the synagogue to read Eicha, the Book of Lamentations. Tallit and tefillin are not worn during the morning prayers. After the morning prayers we recite Kinot (elegies). We don the tallit and tefillin for the afternoon prayers.
When Tisha B'Av actually falls on shabbos, as it does this year, the fast is pushed off until Sunday, but some restrictions apply on shabbos, too (e.g., we restrict our learning after mid-day). See here for a general overview, and here for a detailed halachic guide.
For more about Tisha B'av, click here.
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What happened on the Ninth of Av?
A Historical Overview
The 9th of Av, Tisha b'Av, commemorates a list of catastrophes so severe it's clearly a day specially cursed by G‑d. Another confirmation of our deeply held conviction that history isn't haphazard.
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The Laws of Mourning
As part of our mourning for the destruction of the Temple and the exile of Israel, we abstain from many pleasurable activities on the night and day of Av 9, first and foremost: eating and drinking.
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Order of the Day
A Step-By-Step Guide to Tisha b'Av Observance
The Separation Meal, the Book of Lamentations, elegies, prayers, Torah Readings, the break-fast, and more.
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This Shabbat was supposed to be a fast day—a day of mourning for the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. But instead of fasting, because it is Shabbat we go on with our regular Shabbat activities, and then—once Shabbat is over—the fast, Tisha B’av, begins.
Halacha states that a person in mourning for a family member may not publicly exhibit any signs of mourning on Shabbat. Privately, he or she may, but in public he or she must celebrate Shabbat like anyone else. Similarly, one may not express any sadness on the Shabbat that was supposed to be Tisha B’av.
To be sure that we do not accidentally exhibit any signs of mourning this Shabbat, we are encouraged to be overly joyous—more than on a typical Shabbat—lest someone accidentally think that we are mourning.
May the joy of this Shabbat lead to the transformation of Tisha B’av into a perpetual day of celebration, with the coming of Moshiach!
Shabbat shalom.
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Sushi Night! Fundraiser for the Newest Chabad in Va! — Wednesday, August 7th |
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Congratulations to the newest Chabad in the state of Virginia: Chabad of Winchester!
Join us in giving them a hearty welcome, and some much needed support, with a Sushi Night Fundraiser for the Center!
This coming Wednesday, August 7
RSVP
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Thursday Night Torah Discussion |
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Thursday Nights - 8:00 pm
An inspirational weekly discussion on the Torah portion including both captivating insights into the parsha, and practical advice, led by Rabbi Deitsch
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Shabbat Times
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Friday, Aug. 9
7:53 pm
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Shabbat, Aug. 10
8:53 pm
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Kiddush
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This week's kiddush is sponsored by Sandee & Jay Mervis on the occasion of their 40th Wedding Anniversary & Yartzeits for both Sandee and Jay's fathers
Consider marking an occasion! Either on-line or call the office!
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What's Happening?
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Sushi Fundraiser
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019 - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sushi Night fundraiser for the newest Chabad in Virginia: the Chabad Jewish Center of Winchester
More Info »
Weekly Parsha Discussion
Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 - 8:00 pm
Join us for an insightful torah discussion relating the parsha of the week to our daily lives— led by Rabbi Deitsch
Kiddush Sponsor: Mervis
Shabbat, Aug. 10, 2019
Sandee & Jay's 40th Wedding Anniversary & Yartzeits for both Sandee and Jay's fathers
Tisha B'Av Program
Shabbat, Aug. 10, 2019 - 9:00 pm
Tisha B'Av services, as well as a special program: experience the Beis HaMikdsash via Virtrual Reality. Reserve a time slot in advance.
More Info »
Weekly Parsha Discussion
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 - 8:00 pm
Join us for an insightful torah discussion relating the parsha of the week to our daily lives— led by Rabbi Deitsch
Camp Shabbat Dinner
Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 - 7:00 pm
Join your child's counselors and the rest of the Camp Gan Izzy Staff for a delicious Shabbos dinner — an evening of spirit, stories, and Shabbos Delicacies — with food from around the world.
Meet your child's counselors and see for yourself why your campers love camp.
Weekly Parsha Discussion
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 - 8:00 pm
Join us for an insightful torah discussion relating the parsha of the week to our daily lives— led by Rabbi Deitsch
Weekly Parsha Discussion
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 - 8:00 pm
Join us for an insightful torah discussion relating the parsha of the week to our daily lives— led by Rabbi Deitsch
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Urgent Yearning
At the base of our Torah and our Jewish psyche lies an incessant urgency. Not just a sense that things are not the way they should be, but a relentless striving to heal it all this very moment.
Relentless, because it refuses to decay with time or to fade with disappointment. In the morning, we make our plea as though unable to tolerate another moment. And as evening comes, we demand again as though morning never passed.
We live on the edge of eternity. May we arrive now.
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Daily Quote
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I will bring you out from under the hardship of Egypt, and I will save you from their bondage; I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. I will take you to Myself as a nation, and I will be to you a G‑d . . .
— The “Four Expressions of Redemption,” Exodus 6:6–7 |
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Tisha B'Av |
| Shabbat Chazon
On this Shabbat, say the Chassidic masters, we are granted a vision of the Third Temple.
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Jewish History |
| Who Was the Exilarch (Reish Galuta)?
This title was given to the political head of the (at times) semi-autonomous Jewish community in Babylon, who traced his lineage to King David.
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Jewish Georgraphy |
| What Do You Know About Caesarea
In Jerusalem, King Herod needed to be (somewhat) sensitive to traditional Jewish sensibilities. Not so in the (largely non-Jewish) coastal area.
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Parshat Devarim
On the first of Shevat (thirty-seven days before his passing), Moses begins his repetition of the Torah to the assembled children of Israel, reviewing the events that occurred and the laws that were given in the course of their forty-year journey from Egypt to Sinai to the Promised Land, rebuking the people for their failings and iniquities, and enjoining them to keep the Torah and observe its commandments in the land that G‑d is giving them as an eternal heritage, into which they shall cross after his death.
Moses recalls his appointment of judges and magistrates to ease his burden of meting out justice to the people and teaching them the word of G‑d; the journey from Sinai through the great and fearsome desert; the sending of the spies and the people’s subsequent spurning of the Promised Land, so that G‑d decreed that the entire generation of the Exodus would die out in the desert. “Also against me,” says Moses, “was G‑d angry for your sake, saying: You, too, shall not go in there.”
Moses also recounts some more recent events: the refusal of the nations of Moab and Ammon to allow the Israelites to pass through their countries; the wars against the Emorite kings Sichon and Og, and the settlement of their lands by the tribes of Reuben and Gad and part of the tribe of Manasseh; and Moses’ message to his successor, Joshua, who will take the people into the Land and lead them in the battles for its conquest: “ Fear them not, for the L‑rd your G‑d, He shall fight for you.”
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