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Hebrew Date: Fifteenth of Av

Secular Dates: (5770) July 26, 2010 | (5771) Aug 15, 2011 | (5772) August 3, 2012

Duration: One Day

Work: Permitted

Name: Tu B'Av

Tu B'Av occurs on 15 Av (in July orAugust). This day is a day of commemorating joyous occasions - including the end of the 40 years of wandering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. There are no real rituals or customs for this day except confessions of sins and other related portions of the daily prayers are not read.

Additional Information: The 15th of Av: Love and Rebirth :: Tu B'Av