Tisha B'Av 2013

July 2013 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 Independence Day Thursday July 4 -10 years, -2 months, -25 days or -3739 days 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Tisha BAv Tuesday July 16 -10 years, -2 months, -13 days or -3727 days 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Parents Day Sunday July 28 -10 years, -2 months, -1 days or -3715 days 29 30 31

Tisha B'Av for the year 2013 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Monday, July 15th ending at sundown on Tuesday, July 16th.

Tisha B'Av is celebrated in the Hebrew calendar on ninth day of the month of Av. The day is a day of remembrance of the destruction of the First and Second Temple in Jerusalem.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to Tisha B'Av 2013

Tuesday, July 16th is day number 197 of the 2013 calendar year with -10 years, -2 months, -13 days until Tisha B'Av 2013.