Tisha B'Av 2024 Schedule Tisha B’Av is a sad day in the history of the Jewish people. On this day, the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed—twice. The first Holy Temple was destroyed by the Babylonian Empire in 423 BCE. It was a devastating blow to the Jewish people, but we survived and eventually rebuilt the Temple. Then in 69 CE, on the very same day on the Jewish calendar, the Roman Empire destroyed our second Holy Temple. Monday, August 12th Fast Begins: 7:57 PM Maariv: 8:15 PM Eicha Reading: 8:25 PM Songs of Longing for Jerusalem following Kinnot Tuesday, August 13th Shacharit: 10:00 AM Chatzot: 12:59 PM Mincha: 3:30 PM "Jews Fighting Back: Then and Now"- Program chaired by Historian Karen Sutton: 4:00 PM - Sunset This year we will look back at how Jews have always fought back for their survival. Through award-winning documentary and docudrama accounts such as Partisans of Vilna and Defiance and the Wall, we will view film depictions of the Jewish defenders of Masada, Ghetto fighters of Warsaw, and Jewish Partisans, including Abner Kovner and the Bialski Brigade. We will also have taped interviews from West Point Military and Strategic experts John Spencer and Richard Kemp: "Israel sets the Gold Standard for Saving Lives" (Urban Warfare Studies Project) Fast Ends: 8:26 PM Light Break Fast to follow