Tu B’Av, the 15th Day of Av, is both an ancient and modern holiday. Originally a post-biblical day of joy, it served as a matchmaking day for unmarried women in the Second Temple period (before the fall of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.).

The 15th of Av (known as Tu B'Av) is a most mysterious day, celebrated this year on August 9, 2025.

Tu B'Av (Hebrew: ט״ו באב, lit. 'fifteenth of Av') is a minor Jewish holiday. [1] In modern-day Israel, it is celebrated as a holiday of love (חג האהבה Ḥag HaAhava), akin to Valentine's Day. [2] It has been said to be an auspicious day for weddings.

(Tractate Ta'anit) What is Tu B'Av, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Av? In which way is it equivalent to Yom Kippur? Our Sages explain: Yom Kippur symbolizes God's forgiving Israel for the sin of the Golden Calf in the desert, for it was on that day that He finally accepted Moses' plea for forgiveness of the nation, and on that same day Moses ...

Aug 14, 2024 · Tu B'Av is often considered a Jewish version of Valentine's Day. But this ancient holiday has its own distinct traditions and practices, which have evolved until today. Here's what you...

The 15th day of the month of Av (אָב), called "Tu B'Av" (ט"ו באב) marks a "full-moon" traditionally celebrated as a day of love and affection (i.e., chag ha-ahavah: חַג הָאַהֲבָה) since ancient Biblical times.

Tu B’Av (Hebrew: ט״ו באב, the fifteenth of the month Av) is a minor Jewish holiday. In modern-day Israel, it is celebrated as a holiday of love ( חג האהבה Ḥag HaAhava). It has been said to be an auspicious day for weddings.

Tu b'Av occurs just seven days after Tish'a b'Av, and has served for 2,000 years as a semi-official day of stepping away from the three week period of mourning and reflection over the Temple's destruction, and turning once again to the future, both the near future of the upcoming holidays of Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur, just six weeks away, and ...

Tu b’Av is a popular date for Jews to hold weddings, coming only a few days after the end of the three-week period (from the Fast of Tammuz, commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem, until Tisha b’Av, commemorating the destruction …

But did you know that Jews in Israel celebrate the holiday of love on a day called Tu B’Av (“the fifteenth of [the summer month of] Av”), whose roots go back to ancient times? To many Jewish people this holiday has become the “Jewish Valentine’s Day” or “Jewish Sadie Hawkins Day.”