When Is Rosh Chodesh Av 2024. Av means father and is symbolized by the lion, one of. With rosh chodesh av, the more intense period of mourning for the destruction of the beit hamikdash, known as the nine days, begins.

The month of av is connected to the astrological sign of leo and is the only month ruled by the sun. Rosh chodesh av is also the yahrtzeit of the bobover rebbe, r’ shlomo halberstam, who rebuilt the bobov community in america after the holocaust.