When Does Tisha B'Av Start

When Does Tisha B'Av Start. The saddest day on the jewish calendar is the ninth of av, “tisha b’av.” it is the date when both our holy temples were destroyed, and exile, persecution and spiritual blackness. The period begins on the 17th of the hebrew month of tammuz, a fast day that marks the day when the walls of jerusalem were breached by the romans in 69 ce.

In order to properly commemorate and feel the devastation, halacha mandates various restrictions 3 during these “three weeks”, getting progressively stringent up until tisha. 12, 2024, and ends in the evening of tuesday, aug.