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The Nine Days of Av are a religious observance in Judaism that takes place during the first nine days of the Jewish month of Av -LRB- corresponding to July / August -RRB- .. Judaism. Judaism. Jewish month. Hebrew calendar. Av ( month ). The Nine Days begin on Rosh Chodesh Av -LRB- `` First of Av '' -RRB- and culminates on the public fast day of Tisha B'Av -LRB- `` Ninth of Av '' -RRB- .. Av ( month ). Rosh Chodesh. Rosh Chodesh. fast day. Ta'anit. Tisha B'Av. Tisha B'Av. The Nine Days are part of a larger period of time known as The Three Weeks , which begin with the public fast day of the Seventeenth of Tammuz -- commemorated in Judaism for the time when the forces of Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia broke through the defensive walls surrounding Jerusalem , generally accepted as happening in 586 BCE -- and end with the public fast day of Tisha B'Av -- when the Babylonians destroyed the First Temple in 597 BCE and when the Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE .. Judaism. Judaism. Av ( month ). fast day. Ta'anit. Tisha B'Av. Tisha B'Av. The Three Weeks. The Three Weeks. Seventeenth of Tammuz. Seventeenth of Tammuz. Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar II. Babylonia. Babylonia. Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Babylonians destroyed. Siege of Jerusalem ( 597 BC ). First Temple. Solomon's Temple. Second Temple. Second Temple of Jerusalem. destroyed by the Romans. Second Temple of Jerusalem#Destruction. During the entire Three Weeks , certain activities are forbidden to Jews by Jewish law in order to decrease joy and inspire mourning over the destruction of Temple .. Jewish law. halakha. Jews. Jews. The Talmud says , `` When the month of Av begins , we -LSB- i.e. Jews -RSB- reduce our joy . ''. Av ( month ). Talmud. Talmud. Jews. Jews. The Nine Days inaugurates an even greater level of communal and personal mourning in recognition of the many tragedies and calamities that befell the Jewish people at this time .. These tragedies include the destruction of both Jewish Temples in Jerusalem , the expulsion of the Jews from Spain on Tisha B'Av 1492 , and the outbreak of World War I on Tisha B'Av 1914 , which destroyed many Jewish communities .. Av ( month ). Tisha B'Av. Tisha B'Av. Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Jews. Jews. expulsion of the Jews from Spain. Alhambra Decree. The Nine Days are considered an inauspicious time , fraught with danger even in our day and age .. Rather than view the Three Weeks and the Nine Days as times of punishment and self-mortification , some Jewish teachings see them as opportunities for introspection , repentance , and forging a closer relationship with God .. The Talmud states that all who mourn the destruction of Jerusalem will merit to rejoice in its rebuilding .. Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Talmud. Talmud. The Sages also teach that the Jewish Messiah will be born on Tisha B'Av .. Av ( month ). Tisha B'Av. Tisha B'Av. Jewish Messiah. Jewish Messiah. It is that promise of redemption which nevertheless makes this period one of hope and anticipation in Judaism .. Judaism. Judaism