Hebrew
Erev Tisha B’Av (8th of Av) 299 Tahanun is omitted from Minha. 300 The 56000 Mafseket (final meal) is eaten after Minha. The custom is to eat no more than one cooked item. Three adult males should not eat together, so that no zimmunis said. Some have the custom to sit on the floor and eat eggs with ashes ] [שו"ע ורמ"א או"ח, תקנב 301 When the final meal is eaten on Shabbat afternoon, these restrictions do not apply; however, the meal must be finished before sunset [שם י] Tisha עב (9th of Av) 302 According to the Mishna (Ta ‘anit 4:6), the fast of the 9th of Av commemorates five calamities that befell the Jewish people on that date: (1) God decreed that the children of Israel would not be allowed to enter the land of Israel, (2) the First Temple was destroyed, (3) the Second Temple was destroyed, (4) Beitar was captured, and (s) Jerusalem was plowed over. 303 The fast begins at sunset. In addition to eating and drinking, one is prohibited from washing and anointing oneself and from wearing leather shoes. Marital relations are likewise forbidden. One abstains from Torah study, except for topics such as mourning laws, Eikha, Job, and the unhappy portions of Jer- emiah ] תקנד: א-ב nnxy"w]. One does not greet other people or inquire after their welfare [שם: כ] 304 :טנב הו for weekdays. The Amida is followed by Full Kaddish, the reading of Eikha and the recitation of Kinot. The congregation says קדוש max) (page 307), followed by Full Kaddish (omitting the line beginning bapnn), Psalm 121, Mourner’s Kaddish, Barekhu, Aleinu, and Mourner’s Kaddish. 305 If the fast falls (or is observed) on Motza’ei Shabbat, oy3 7" is omitted, and Havdala is not said. The blessing בורא מָאוְרִיהָאָש is said on a flame .[שו"ע או"ח, תקנו: א] 306 Shaharit: Neither tallit nor tefillin is worn in the morning [x תקנה: nx yw]. During the Repetition of the Amida, the Shaliah Tzibbur says way between the seventh and eighth blessings (page 121). Tahanun is omitted. 307 Torah Reading: page 1167. Three men are called up. The third oleh reads the Haftara:page 1168 .[רמ"א או"ח תקנד, ד] Afterwards, the first three blessings fol- | lowing the Haftara (page 579) are said. After the Torah is returned to the Ark, Kinot are said. This is followed by Ashrei (page 177), }»x%x (omitting the verse ואת בְּרִיתִי M1, see page 179), Full Kaddish (omitting the line beginning bapnn), Aleinu, and Mourner’s Kaddish.
English
290 The fast begins at dawn (see law 48) ] שו"ע או"ח, תקסד: א [. If the 17th of Tammuz falls on Shabbat, the fast is postponed to Sunday א"ח תקנ, ג] yw]. 291 Shaharit: for weekdays. During the Repetition of the Amida, the Shaliah Tzibbur says עננו between the seventh and eighth blessings (page 121) תקסו: א] nox שו"ע This is followed by Selihot, and Tahanun with Avinu Malkenu ] ערוה"ש או"ח, תקפו: ה | 292 Torah Reading: Page 1166 (see law s1). 293 Minha: for weekdays, except that after Ashrei and Half Kaddish, the Torah is read. The reading is the same as that of the morning. The third oleh reads the Haftara (page 1166) .[רמ"א, או"ח, תקסו: א] After the Torah is returned to the Ark, the Shaliah Tzibbur says Half Kaddish, and Minha continues as for weekdays. 294 During the silent Amida, those who are fasting say sy as part of the sixteenth blessing, man שומע (page 239). During the Repetition of the Amida, the Shaliah Tzibbur says עננו between the seventh and eighth blessings, as in the morning (page 233). After the eighteenth blessing (מודים) , the Shaliah Tzibbur says the paragraph relating to Birkat Kohanim (page 245). After the Amida, the congre- gation says Avinu Malkenu in the middle of Tahanun, Full Kaddish and Aleinu. 295 From the 17th of Tammuz until Tisha B'Av (the “Three Weeks”), certain mourn- ing rituals are observed: one does not cut one’s hair, shave, listen to music, buy new things, or hold weddings and other parties [x supnnnx שויע [. Some permit shaving during this period.
Sephardi
Erev Tisha B’Av (8th of Av) 299 Tahanun is omitted from Minha. 300 The 56000 Mafseket (final meal) is eaten after Minha. The custom is to eat no more than one cooked item. Three adult males should not eat together, so that no zimmunis said. Some have the custom to sit on the floor and eat eggs with ashes ] [shv" vrm" v"ch, tknv 301 When the final meal is eaten on Shabbat afternoon, these restrictions do not apply; however, the meal must be finished before sunset [shm y] Tisha v (9th of Av) 302 According to the Mishna (Ta ‘anit 4:6), the fast of the 9th of Av commemorates five calamities that befell the Jewish people on that date: (1) God decreed that the children of Israel would not be allowed to enter the land of Israel, (2) the First Temple was destroyed, (3) the Second Temple was destroyed, (4) Beitar was captured, and (s) Jerusalem was plowed over. 303 The fast begins at sunset. In addition to eating and drinking, one is prohibited from washing and anointing oneself and from wearing leather shoes. Marital relations are likewise forbidden. One abstains from Torah study, except for topics such as mourning laws, Eikha, Job, and the unhappy portions of Jer- emiah ] tknd: -v nnxy"w]. One does not greet other people or inquire after their welfare [shm: ch] 304 :tnv hv for weekdays. The Amida is followed by Full Kaddish, the reading of Eikha and the recitation of Kinot. The congregation says kdvsh max) (page 307), followed by Full Kaddish (omitting the line beginning bapnn), Psalm 121, Mourner’s Kaddish, Barekhu, Aleinu, and Mourner’s Kaddish. 305 If the fast falls (or is observed) on Motza’ei Shabbat, oy3 7" is omitted, and Havdala is not said. The blessing vvr mvryhsh is said on a flame .[shv" v"ch, tknv: ] 306 Shaharit: Neither tallit nor tefillin is worn in the morning [x tknh: nx yw]. During the Repetition of the Amida, the Shaliah Tzibbur says way between the seventh and eighth blessings (page 121). Tahanun is omitted. 307 Torah Reading: page 1167. Three men are called up. The third oleh reads the Haftara:page 1168 .[rm" v"ch tknd, d] Afterwards, the first three blessings fol- | lowing the Haftara (page 579) are said. After the Torah is returned to the Ark, Kinot are said. This is followed by Ashrei (page 177), }»x%x (omitting the verse vt vryty M1, see page 179), Full Kaddish (omitting the line beginning bapnn), Aleinu, and Mourner’s Kaddish.