This schedule only applies in the unlikely event that the Geulah does not take place before then, b'ezrat Hashem.
Tisha B'Av Halachic Times
Fast of Tisha B'Av - THIS Saturday Night and Sunday צום ט' באב - מוצאי שבת ויום ראשון
Fast begins (Saturday Night) Fast begins at Sunset - 7:56pm (Though fast begins at sunset leather shoes are only removed after Shabbat)
Fast ends (Sunday Night) According to Rabbi Tukaccinsky The fast ends no later than 8:27pm
According to Rabbi Moshe Feinstein One who finds fasting difficult may eat at 8:31pm One who does not find fasting difficult should wait until 8:38pm Please consult Rabbi Yonatan for any Halachic questions or information.
Tisha B'Av Schedule
The fast of Tisha B'Av begins Saturday evening and continues until Sunday night
Shabbat Afternoon Shabbat Mincha will follow Kiddush Lunch Seudah Shelishit and Pre-Fast Meal should be eaten at home
Motzaei Shabbat - Saturday Night 7:56pm Fast Begins at Sunset 8:39pm Shabbat Ends
SHORT BREAK
9:00pm Arvit/Special Havdalah/Reading of Megillat Echah 9:45pm Singing, stories and soulful exploration of Tisha B'Av with Rabbi Yonatan
Sunday 8:00am Shacharit (Some lay Tefillin and some do not; both customs are welcome)
TENTATIVE - 6:00pm Tisha B'Av Programming (Film or Class TBD)
7:00pm Mincha and Arvit NOTE: If you are interested in sponsoring break-the-fast refreshments at the Bet Knesset for $126, you are welcome to respond to this email. If there is no sponsor, the fast will be broken in every person's respective home. Tizku L'Mitzvot! Fast Ends At Time Mentioned Above
Tisha B'Av - Halachot
On Erev Tisha Be’av, our Sages prohibited eating meat and drinking wine during the last meal before the onset of the fast of Tisha Be’av held after halachic midday. They likewise forbade eating two cooked foods during this meal. Nevertheless, this year, 5781, since the fast of Tisha Be’av is observed on Sunday, “Erev Tisha Be’av” will thus coincide with Shabbat. Thus, in honor of Shabbat during which observance of mourning customs is forbidden, our Sages said that during this meal (which is actually Seuda Shelishit, the third Shabbat meal and the last meal before the fast) one may eat and drink one’s fill and “one may serve on his table like a feast of King Solomon during his reign.”
On Erev Tisha Be’av, the five categories of abstinence take effect immediately at sunset. For this reason, one must remove one’s leather shoes immediately at sunset (it is nevertheless permissible to wear non-leather shoes). However, on years like this, 5779, when Tisha Be’av falls out on Motza’ei Shabbat, one should not remove one’s leather shoes immediately at sunset in honor of Shabbat; rather, one should leave one’s leather shoes on until after nightfall which is approximately twenty minutes after sunset. One should then recite, “Baruch Ha’Mavdil Ben Kodesh Le’Chol,” remove one’s leather shoes, change into weekday clothing, and head to the synagogue in order to pray Arvit and recite Eicha and other lamentations.
The Halachot for this years Tisha B'Av are numerous. Please visit this website for all the relevant laws and customs: http://halachayomit.co.il/en/default.aspx
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