During the 9 days is it permitted to drink grape juice that has been diluted to the point that it is no longer Hagafen?
One could be lenient if the person needs it for health purposes. או״ח תקנא בשע״ת ס"ק י"א, מ״ב סקס״ו. #10251
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One could be lenient if the person needs it for health purposes. או״ח תקנא בשע״ת ס"ק י"א, מ״ב סקס״ו. #10251
May be done by a Yid as well. Sources: תיקון בגדים - ראה כה"ח תקנא, קז. וראה גם שו"ת רבבות אפרים ח"א שעג. וע"י נכרי נהגו להקל גם…
One may not give clothes to a non-Jew during the nine days for them to clean even if it would be worn after Tisha B’av and even if they…
You may put an offering bid on a house in the Nine Days. Sources: דבר האבד – פמ"ג בא"א סי' תקנ"א סק"ז, כה"ח סקכ"א, ועוד. ובמכ"ש מהמחבר (שם)…
Washing or buying are generally both forbidden. However with kids clothing: If they are under six years old you may wash their clothing, Older than six till Bar Mitzvah…
Put the used linen on top of the new linen until after Tisha B’Av. Sources: משנ"ב תקנא, סקל"ג שאין להחליף. [ולהעיר משו"ת מנח"י ח"י סי' מ"ד לענין אורחים…
Yes. Even adults may cut their nails. Those who are stringent, only forbid in the week of Tisha b’av after Shabbos Chazon. Sources: ראה מג״א תקנא, יא. משנ״ב…
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Question: May one pronounce אלהים when saying 1. אלהים אחרים 2. ואתה תהיה לו לאלהים (where Rashi explains לרב ולשר)? I.e. when one is not reading the whole passuk…
Kids under six may eat meat in the nine days. On Erev Shabbos, even older kids may eat if it’s close to Shabbos when they normally eat as they…
Depends; If it’s the type which is eaten as a substitute for bread, the bracha is certainly Hamotzi. Even when eaten as a cracker for noshing purposes, it would still be…
The Baalei Mitzva including yourself as the Kohen, all family members and very close friends are permitted to have Meat and Wine at the Seudas Pidyon Haben. If the…
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It can happen quite frequently in large shuls (and less often in mid-size ones): You come to daven on Shabbos to find that a small but significant group of…
Due to the issues involved with Mezonos bread, I try not to eat it. However, at times, it is the only available option. I would prefer to wash and…
Canned sardines are a very basic staple all over the world. However, in many places canned sardines that are bishul Yisroel (cooked by a Jew) are not available. There is a machlokes…
If its made with flour and water - same as crackers. Salt doesn't make a difference (because it's not in the dough). But many small snack pretzels are made…
No, unless it's eaten at the same time as the bread. Sources: בסברה״נ פ״ב ה״ג שכשאוכל הפת עם לפתן המשביע מצטרף לשיעור שביעה. ובפשטות, ר״ל שלא כ״ד מצטרף…
Hamotzie. Best to eat within a meal to avoid all doubt. If it's with spices there is room to be lenient and make Mezonos. See also Halacha2go.com #189 for…
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I prefer kriah age children using a Tehillim with larger print and no Trop; however once parents purchase such a Tehillim for their child, likely he will continue using…
In Sefer Haminhagim - Chabad it is recorded that the custom is to finish one Pasuk before Sheni, i.e. the last Pasuk is דברים א, י. However many testified…
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After Chatzos. שו"ע או"ח תקנד, כב. #10098
Ideally, children should not enter a pool during the nine days at all. Nonetheless, one may be lenient prior to the week of Tisha B’Av, or if they are…
