Since the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av falls out this year on Shabbat, the observance of the fast day is deferred until the evening.
‘IT TURNS out that the day set for the departure from Spain was Tisha Be’av, but the king did not know the character of the day when he issued his edict. It was as if he had been led from above to fix this time.’(photo credit: REUTERS)ByMICHAEL FREUND