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Tisha B’Av (The Ninth of Av), a day of mourning and fasting, begins the evening of Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

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Pre-Tisha B’Av Virtual Lobby Day

Tomorrow, 2:45 pm

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Jewish Climate Action Network

Tuesday, July 21 2:45pm - 4:30pm

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American Jews at a Moral Impasse: A Tisha B’Av Program

Jul 22, 3:00 pm

Walnut Street Minyan, Newton

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Walnut Street Minyan

Wednesday, July 22 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Walnut Street Minyan858 Walnut StNewton, MA 02459

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Tisha B’Av Gathering

Jul 22, 4:00 pm

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Jewish Climate Action Network

Wednesday, July 22 4:00pm - 9:00pm

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Tisha B’Av 2026 at The Boston Synagogue

Jul 22, 7:45 pm

Boston Synagogue, Boston

The star of David and candle stands on the table on a black background in memory of the victims of the Holocaust and genocide.

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The Boston Synagogue

Wednesday, July 22 7:45pm - 9:00pm

Boston Synagogue55 Martha RdBoston, MA 02114

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Tisha B’Av: Eichah Reading and Featured Guest Speaker

Jul 22, 8:30 pm

Longwood Towers, Brookline

Claudio Schwarz Unsplash, Candles, Candlit Vigil, Memorial, Mourning

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YJP Boston

Wednesday, July 22 8:30pm - 11:00pm

Longwood Towers20 Chapel StBrookline, MA 02446

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Sitting Together on Tisha B’Av

Jul 23, 1:00 pm

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SVIVAH

Thursday, July 23 1:00pm - 1:45pm

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7/27/2023 Top Pick

“From the Center of the Flame” and “Nachamu, Nachamu, Ami”

These poems are meant to underscore that even when times seem dire, there is always room for hope.

By Leann Shamash

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7/9/2021 Top Pick

Grilled Fish Kabobs With Tahini

An easy, quick dinner with minimal cleanup. Plus, these fish kabobs are perfect for the meatless days leading up to Tisha B’Av.

By Jamie Geller

(Courtesy photo: Camp Pembroke)

8/4/2020 Top Pick

The Rhythms of Jewish Summer Camp: Tisha B’Av Endures

The immersive camp experience that allowed us to live within the Jewish calendar for one-sixth of the year remains with me forever.

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7/31/2020 Top Pick

Boston Jews Use Tisha B’Av to Commemorate Black Grief

By The Times of Israel

(Photo: iStock/Olga Gerasimenko)

7/22/2020 Top Pick

Change and a Time for Mourning

By Corinne EngberFor JewishBoston

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8/19/2019 Top Pick

Tisha B’Av Vigil Focuses on Plight of Immigrants

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

REFERRAL: The Forward

8/14/2019 Top Pick

Protest Is a Sacred Jewish Practice

I’m a rabbi and to me, protesting on ICE on Tisha B’av wasn’t a distraction from Jewish ritual. It was a fulfillment.

By The Forward

(Photo: iStock/AlxeyPnferov)

8/13/2019 Top Pick

We Rise and We Crash: Prayer and Resistance

The crash of today may be different for each of us—climate change, white supremacy, racism, government policy—but it is happening to all of us.

By Rabbi Becky SilversteinFor Hebrew College

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