The 15th of Av – טו באב
In tractate Ta’anit 31 (תענית ל׳א) Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: ‘There were no days as joyous for the Jewish people as the fifteenth of Av and as Yom Kippur’
This year the 15th of Av fall on Shabbat, August 9th, 2025 (Starting at nightfall of Friday August 8th). This is a VERY powerful day to change things for the better with our prayers and actions.
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What should be done for Tu Be’Av?
Pay close attention and follow the instructions!!
Friday (Before Shabbat)
- Light a 24 hour candle for Rabbi Nachum Ish Gamzu (In honor of his Hilula)
- Give charity – Click here
- Download and print the prayers for Shabbat
- Read Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs by King Shlomo) Best to read right at sunset
- Recite the bed time Shema
NOTE: Highly recommended to read Shir Hashirim for 40 consecutive days before dawn
Shabbat Day
From dawn to sunset, read the following Tehilim:
32, 38, 70, 82, 121, 124, 127, 128
ל“ב, ל“ח, ע‘, פ“ב, קכ“א, קכ“ד, קכ“ז, קכ“ח
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During Shabbat
- Recite 7 times this verse (Bereshit 1/4)
וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light that it was good, and God separated between the light and between the darkness
2. Read four (4) chapters of Tehilim 31, 32, 72, 124 – ל׳א, ל׳ב, ע׳ב, קכ׳ד
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