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Guide to Tefillah and Halachic Times July 24 to July 30 including Tisha B’

Friday July 24th; 3rd of Av Earliest Mincha: 2:01p Earliest Mincha: 2:00p Earliest candle lighting: 6:48p We wear tallis and at Mincha Candle lighting: 7:53p We start Mincha with (for Thursday) Latest Mincha: 8:00p After , we read from the , as we do on Sunset 8:11p every public fast ( 32:11-14, 34:1-10) as well as

th th the Haftorah (Isaiah 55:6 – 56:8). One who is davening , July 25 ; 4 of Av alone does not recite the blessing before/ after the Shabbat Chazon Haftorah. Sunrise: 6:44a In our we say “Nachem” in the bracha of Latest Shema: 10:05a “V’LiYerushalayim” and “” in the bracha of Latest Amidah: 11:12a “Shema Koleinu” and Earliest Mincha: 2:01p We do not say nor . End with Mincha: 7:50p Sunset: 8:10p : 8:50p We recite the usual weekday Maariv is Devarim. After Maariv, we recite Levana if we can see Haftorah for Shabbat Chazon: Yeshayahu 1:1-27 the moon. Some maintain that one should eat first Wednesday, July 29th; 8th of Av before . Last opportunity to recite Erev Tisha B’Av Kiddush Levana is Monday night, August 3 Tachanun is omitted at Mincha Fast Ends: 8:47p Fast begins at 8:08p LAWS OF TISHA B'AV Eicha and Kinot will be recited this year via Zoom at EREV TISHA B’AV 8:30p 1. Some Poskim forbid learning from midday on Erev Tisha After Eicha and Kinot we say V’Ata Kadosh (Artscroll B’Av except for those topics permitted to be learned on pg. 596) and Aleinu Tisha B’Av. One may be lenient on this issue. 2. The Seudah HaMafseket (the final meal) must be eaten th th Thursday, July 30 ; 9 of Av, Tisha B’Av before sunset (8:08p) July 29. 3. After Mincha, close to the start of the fast, the Seudah Netz: 6:46a HaMafseket should be eaten: a meal of bread, hard boiled Latest Shema: 10:06a eggs, ashes, and water. Eat a regular meal earlier as Latest Tefilah: 11:13a preparation for the fast, Before bentching have in mind not Although there is a restriction on washing, we to accept the fast until after the Seudah Hamafseket. nevertheless wash our hands in the morning until the 4. After Maariv Eicha and night Kinot are recited. knuckles and recite the morning blessing Al Netilat TISHA B'AV Yadayim, along with all other Birchot Hashachar 1. The fast begins at sunset (8:09p) on July 29, and ends at We do not wear tallis or tefillin at Shacharit (we wear 8:47p on July 30. them at Mincha) 2. Prohibited are: Eating and drinking, Washing one's body, We omit Pitum Haketoret Marital relations, Wearing leather shoes even if only We omit Tachanun partially made of leather, Anointing with oil. We do not say Avinu Malkeinu, even though it is a 3. Using deodorant is permitted. public fast 4. Using mouthwash or brushing one's teeth is not Torah Reading for Tisha B’Av is from Parshat permitted. Va’etchanan (Devarim 4:25-40) 5. Learning Torah is prohibited. Learning about the Haftorah Tisha B’Av morning is from Jeremiah 8:13-23 destruction of the Temple is permitted (e.g. Job, Jeremiah, and is chanted to the tune of Eicha Gittin 56b). If davening alone, one does not recite the brachot 6. Our custom is to prohibit working until midday (1:27p) before/after the Haftorah 7. One does not greet a friend on Tisha B'Av with Shalom After Haftorah, Kinot are recited. This year Kinot will be Aleichem. explained via Zoom beginning at 9:30a. Kinot should be 8. and Tephilin are not worn in the morning. We put understood, not just recited. While Zoom Kinot will them on for Mincha. extend for some time, it is appropriate to spend the first THE TENTH OF AV half of the day reading and internalizing Kinot (ie until 1. Some prohibitions of the Nine Days continue until midday Chatzot: 1:27p) (1:27p) on Friday, July 31. After Kinot, we say Ashrei 2. Eating meat, drinking wine and grape juice is prohibited We omit Lamnatzeiach until midday on Friday as are listening to music, and reciting In Uva L’TZion, we omit the verse “V’Ani Zot Briti”, like shehechiyanu. we do at a . We end with Aleinu 3. Bathing and haircuts are permissible starting Friday We do not say Shir Shel Yom at Shacharit morning L’Kavod Shabbat (in honor of Shabbat). After Chatzot (1:27p) one is allowed to sit on a regular 4. When the Tenth of Av falls on Friday laundry is chair permissible immediately after the fast in honor of Shabbat.