The Three Weeks is an annual mourning period that falls out in the summer. This is when we mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple and our launch into a still-ongoing exile. With an eye to the future, we also learn about the Third Temple, which is yet to be built.
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Tisha B'av
Shabbat, August 2nd
Fast begins: 8:02pm
Shabbat ends: 8:51pm
Evening services and Eicha services will be at Congregation Beth Israel in Old Orchard Beach at 9:30pm
Sunday, August 3rd
Shacharit at Chabad at 9:00am.
Mincha: 7:00pm
Fast ends: 8:34pm followed by Havdallah and Break Fast.