1. We do not eat meat or drink wine, other than on Shabbat. Regarding the Havdalah, it is preferable to either give the cup of wine or grape juice to a minor, or to use a "significant beverage" such as beer or brewed coffee. If neither of these options is readily available, the person reciting havdalah should simply drink the wine or grape juice as normal. 
2. As has been true since the 17th of Tammuz, we do not attend parties or celebrations during the nine days.
3. We shower with cool (not warm) water and only for the time necessary to satisfy the needs of basic hygiene. Friday afternoon is an exception to this rule.
4. We do not swim during the nine days. (Instructional swimming is exempted until the beginning of the week in which Tisha B'Av actually falls).
5. We do not have our hair cut, and unless it is impossible to not do so, do not shave during this period.
6. We withhold from ourselves the luxury of wearing new garments. Except for on Shabbat, we refrain from wearing freshly cleaned or freshly laundered outer garments. [Please note that the Halacha gives us a little bit of a break; it means "freshly laundered" in a very literal way. Clothing worn for even a few minutes before the nine days began is no longer defined as "freshly laundered."]
7. We do not wash clothing during the nine days, even though we are not intending to wear that clothing until after Tisha B'Av. (Children's clothing that must be washed is exempted.)
8. We extend the practices of the nine days through midday on the 10th of Av.

1. BDJ Social Hall - brief introductory comments with Rav Yosef
2. Schwarzberg Backyard - 1657 S. Bedford St. Feel free to bring blankets, chairs, and/or flashlights. Men and women will each be reading chapters of Eicha.

1. 6:10 PM: Annual Mincha/Learning/Maariv with the larger Pico-Robertson Jewish Community at Temple Beth Am. We are grateful to Temple Beth Am for opening their space, and for designating a room for Orthodox Tefilla. (Please remember Tallit and Tefillin for Mincha.) The learning program will be with our BDJ clergy, as well as the clergy from Beth Am and IKAR.
2. 7:35 PM: Mincha at BDJ (with tallit and tefillin), followed by Divrei Torah with Jordan Lurie 

1. As Erev Tisha B'Av is Shabbat, there is no Seudah Hamafseket this year. We eat Seudah Shlishit as normal.
2. Tisha B'Av is similar in many ways to Yom Kippur. The fast is a full "24+" hours, and the restrictions of the day include not washing one's body (except for hand-washing in the morning, and washing a specific part of one’s body in order to remove dirt), not wearing leather shoes, and refraining from marital relations, in addition to not eating and drinking. Additionally, on Tisha B'Av, all those who are physically able to do so sit on the floor or on low stools rather than chairs [this last custom extends only until midday]. All of this is included to help generate a shiva-like feeling of loss and grief. This feeling can then serve as the framework for the prayers and kinnot of the day. 
3. Perhaps the most awkward custom of Tisha B'Av is that of not exchanging greetings throughout the fast. This too is borrowed from the laws of shiva and helps to create the atmosphere of sad reflection. 
4. Neither tallit nor tefillin are worn on the morning of Tisha B'Av. Both are symbols of Israel's glory, and neither is appropriate as we sit on the floor in the depths of dismay. Tallit and tefillin are worn at Mincha, as the gloom of the day slowly begins to lift.
5. As was mentioned above, the custom of sitting on the floor ends at midday, which falls this year at 12:59 PM. The fast ends at 8:35 PM. We extend the practices of the nine days through midday on the 10th of Av.
6. Fasting can present a major challenge to people who are not physically well, as well as for those who are pregnant or nursing. A teshuvah from Rabbi Dov Linzer on fasting for pregnant and nursing women can be found here.