Zecher Lechurban – ‘Remembrance of the destruction’ of the Temple

Zecher lechurban means ‘remembrance of the destruction’ of the temple. Tisha B’Av, the 9th of the month of Av (this year it falls on July 27), is the day when the destruction of both the first and second temples is commemorated by fasting and reading the Book of Lamentations.