Tisha B’av - An Overview by Rabbi Eli Bohm

[Music] tish above is a day that both the first and the second base amigdas the temples were destroyed because of this and because of a whole host of other tragedies that befell the jewish people on this day the rabbis of that generation declared the ninth day of of as a day of fasting and mourning until the coming of meshiach it is also a time for us to reflect upon all the tragedies that befell claustro throughout the past year and throughout the ages of claude israel here are some relevant laws to keep in mind as we approach the ninth day of of number one the day before tish above towards the evening we eat the sudahama sekkas one is not allowed to eat more than two cooked items at this meal it is customary for the meal to consist of a piece of simple bread dipped into ashes along with a hard-boiled egg also dipped into ashes and some water one should eat this meal alone while sitting on a low chair reflecting on the day that is about to begin number two just before sunset one must remove the leather shoes and go to shul and we pray our vit myrev and we listen to the mcgill of the mcgill talks about the jewish suffering the jewish nation went through during that period of time the period of the destruction of the bayside migdash and it gives us strength to get through the challenges today and for all days we sit on load cheers during the reading as a sign of mourning number three it is forbidden to eat and drink wear leather shoes wash or shower smear lotions and oils and to have marital relations from sunset of tish above at night until nightfall of the next evening number four we recite kinos after chakras as well on the day of tish above in the morning it is customary to sit on a low chair until midday and number five talus and fillin are not worn on the morning of bishop instead we don't wear them until the afternoon when we dive in and number six one should not do activities for pleasure instead a person's focus should be on mourning and reflection what he could do to help bring the final redemption it is our fervent hope and prayer that these halachas won't be necessary this year as we anticipate the coming of meshiach we should be zoha to see mashiach [Music] amen you