Shabbat Guidance
Tisha B’av begins on Saturday night, August 7th. There are a few points of information about how Tisha B’av preparation is different on Shabbat:
Mincha will begin earlier than usual on Shabbat afternoon (6:00 PM) so that we have time to go home and eat a proper meal to prepare for the fast.
- One should not adhere to the laws governing the final meal before the fast, so we do not need to eat the customary egg.
- One may also eat meat for this meal.
- On Shabbat afternoon we must finish eating before shkiah (sunset), which is at 8:14pm.
- One may not prepare on Shabbat for Tisha B’av.
- Shabbat ends at 8:57 pm. Maariv on Saturday night is at 9:10 pm.
- One should either bring their non-leather shoes to Shul on Friday afternoon and leave the shoes in Shul over Shabbat or else change into one's shoes after 8:57 pm.
- Havdalah: We do not recite a full havdalah because it is forbidden to drink the wine. We will make havdalah at shul over a candle before reading Eicha. If one is driving to shul after shabbat ends then first recite “baruch ha mavdil ben kodesh l’chol” to mark the end of Shabbat. If you are making havdalah at home then do havdalah only with a candle - we do not recite the blessings for the wine or the spices.
SchedulePlease note the schedule changes on Shabbat afternoon
6:00 PM Mincha
8:14 PM Finish eating before the fast
8:57 PM Shabbat ends
9:10 PM Maariv
9:20 PM Eicha in person and via zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/88258058908
10:00PM Eicha laining by men and women for men and women
Sunday, August 7: Tisha B'Av (Av 10)8:30am Shacharit with Kinnot (in person or via Zoom)
2:00pm The Beltway VAAD - Tisha B'av 5782/2022 (Ends at 3:00pm)
7:40pm Mincha followed by a talk by Deborah Kopp on the Story of the Ritchie Boys (more information below).
8:45pm Maariv (in person or via Zoom) followed by a light break fast sponsored by Harris Cohen
8:55pm Fast ends
