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Tu B’Av (15 Av)

Chabad’s 15th of Av reference identifies Tu B’Av as the 15th day of Av and gives the corresponding 2026 date.

Date / rule29 July in 2026; begins the previous evening under the Jewish calendar
ScopeJewish religious and cultural observance
VerificationFaith Source Current 2026
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Tu B’Av (15 Av)?

Chabad’s 15th of Av reference identifies Tu B’Av as the 15th day of Av and gives the corresponding 2026 date.

Date and recurrence

29 July in 2026; begins the previous evening under the Jewish calendar

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Jewish religious and cultural observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Tu B’Av

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Chabad — 15th of Av / Tu B’AvFaith Community
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Tu B’Av (15 Av)?

29 July in 2026; begins the previous evening under the Jewish calendar The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 29 July in 2026; begins the previous evening under the Jewish calendar.

Does Tu B’Av (15 Av) fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Tu B’Av (15 Av) an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Jewish religious and cultural observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Tu B’Av (15 Av)?

The stored designation basis is: Chabad’s 15th of Av reference identifies Tu B’Av as the 15th day of Av and gives the corresponding 2026 date.. Supporting provenance includes Chabad — 15th of Av / Tu B’Av. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Tu B’Av (15 Av) international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Jewish religious and cultural observance. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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