Noun
(Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
Source: WordNetBetween Tisha B'Av (July 23) and Yom Kippur (September 21) of 1942, about 254,000 Ghetto residents (or at least 300,000 by different accounts) were sent to Treblinka and murdered there. Source: Internet
From evening until noon mourning rituals resembling those of shiva are observed, including sitting on low stools or the floor; after noon those restrictions are somewhat lightened, in keeping with the tradition that Messiah will be born on Tisha B'Av. Source: Internet
Other calamities throughout Jewish history are said to have taken place on Tisha B'Av, including King Edward I 's edict compelling the Jews to leave England (1290) and the Jewish expulsion from Spain in 1492. Source: Internet
Residents of the town of Amona gather near the ruins of the community on the eve of Tisha B'Av. Source: Internet
On Tisha B'Av, restaurants and places of entertainment are closed. Source: Internet
Sefardic practice varies some from this; the less severe restrictions usually begin on 1 Av, while the more severe restrictions apply during the week of Tisha B'Av itself. Source: Internet