Why don't we say Avinu Malcanu on Tisha B' Av?
The Artscroll Siddur says "on fast days that tachanun is omitted...", is there any other reason?
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2I once heard a nice vort: The month of Elul is the month of Avinu-Malkeinu. The month of Av is just plain Avinu (a much closer relationship) ...– David PerlmanAug 12, 2011 at 9:17
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1Very similar: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/30016– msh210 ♦Jul 18, 2013 at 15:23
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My rav explained that Tachanun (which, is part of your question, per se, not necessarily the direct reason why Avinu Malkeinu) is omitted on occasions of either "extreme" - extreme joy or extreme sadness.
Yom Tov is "extreme joy" so Tachanun is omitted.
In a house of mourning during the week of shiva, Tachanun is also omitted. This is a location & time of extreme sadness.
If Tachanun is omitted in a house of mourning where one person is mourning, kal vachomer it should be omitted when all of B'nei Yisra'el is mourning!
The main reason that I recall is because of the pasuk in Eichah (1:15) that refers to the day as "moed"
קָרָא עָלַי מוֹעֵד לִשְׁבֹּר בַּחוּרָי
I don't remember why that forces a connection.
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"I don't remember why that forces a connection" - The term מוֹעֵד is synonymous with "Yom Tov" in this context. SInce we omit Tachanun on Yom Tov we omit it on Tish'a B'Av. I think Art Scroll Eicha may explain why Tish'a B'Av was called a "Mo'ed" or what was meant in that verse.– DanFJul 27, 2015 at 16:58
Edited to change my answer. Here is a link that explains why we don't say Avinu Malkeinu on Tisha B'Av.
answered Nov 28, 2011 at 15:29
