What are we crying for this year?
Tisha B’Av is a 24-hour fast day where we mourn communal tragedies in Jewish history. We mourn the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem, the expulsion from Spain in 1492, the massacre of medieval Jewish communities by Crusaders, and it is the day when Haredi Jews mark the Holocaust. We also mourn the day when Jews were expelled from England in 1290, which was the culmination of increasing antisemitism here. It is the day we share the pain of the injuries to our Jewish communities standing together in solidarity with each other.
The fast starts on Monday 12th August at 8.28pm and ends at 9.12pm Tuesday 13th.
For more about Tisha B’av, read Ismar Schorsch’s prescient dvar torah here:
https://www.jtsa.edu/torah/remembering-the-holocaust-on-tisha-bav/
You are welcome to join our communal events for this community day of mourning.
Find your community event here:
Rabbi Roni of New Stoke Newington Synagogue will be hosting a light pre-fast meal in his home on the evening of Monday 12th August, followed by learning, Ma’ariv, and the chanting of Eicha.
New London Synagogue is combining with Belsize Square for pre-fast meal on Monday night followed by learning, Maariv, Eicha and Kinnot. Dinner is provided by Belsize Square Synagogue. To book, RSVP by Thursday, 8/8/24 at synagogue.org.uk/9av
Rabbi Jeremy Gordon is also hosting an online service at 8am on Tuesday morning, to which everyone is welcome. Log-in here: www.newlondon.org.uk/digital
Kol Nefesh, Mosaic Masorti and SHEMA are combining forces. Monday night is at KNMS, with last bite at 7pm and Ma’ariv and Eicha at 8.30pm. Tuesday is at Mosaic, with Shacharit and Kinnot at 8.00am and Minchah, learning and Ma’ariv at 7pm. For venues, contact admin@@kolnefesh.org.uk or [email protected]
New North London Synagogue has a full programme over the day with options to view some sections on Zoom. Don’t miss the in-person shiur at 5.30 with Rabbi Mishael Zion and Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg on ‘Brokenness, Perseverance and Hope in Eulogies from Tisha B’Av to October 7’
At 7.30pm, watch “All the King’s Jews”, which explores the events that led to the Jewish expulsion in 1290. This is followed by a Q&A with the director, Archie Baron. Book for Shiur and film here: http://mynnis.org.uk/ event/tishabav2024
See all community websites for details.
Illustration by Miki Shaw
