Aug 12, 2024
The ninth day of the Hebrew Calendar month of Av, Tisha B'Av (beginning at sundown Monday, August 12 through Tuesday August 13th this year) is a day on which repeated historical calamities beset the Jewish people. Most notable among them are the destruction of both Holy Temples in Jerusalem. It is a day of extreme sadness, even called the saddest day of the year in Israel.