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Nine Days

  • Erev Shabbos, Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • או"ח רנא

Closing on an investment property during the nine days

  Question: If someone has an investment property that they need to close in the 9 days, otherwise they will lose the property and the deposit on the property. Is that…

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  • Nine Days, Shopping, The 3 Weeks

Can one buy new glasses in the 3 weeks? And if I already ordered it, should one wait until after 9 Av to wear it?

  You may buy glasses during the three weeks unless it's just for pleasure.   עיין משנ״ב תקנא, מה.     #4969    

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  • Nine Days, Shopping, The 3 Weeks

Can I pick up a couch during the nine days, if I paid for it before Rosh Chodesh?

  Question: I am purchasing a 2nd hand couch from a friend in the next days, as she will be moving shortly, she asked me to pick it up during…

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  • - עברית, Nine Days
  • siyum

באם קטן עושה סיום מסכת בבית הכנסת לגדולים, האם יוצאים בזה לענין סיום בתשעת הימים? 

  כן. מקורות: ראה שו״ת צפע״נ ב, י. והובא בלקו״ש חכ"ו ע׳ 73 הע׳ 39. וראה גם שם הע׳ 42. וכ״ה ע״פ המבואר שם בלקו״ש בפנים. וראה גם לקו״ש חי״ז ע׳…

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  • Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • Nine Days: Laundry

Is it better to iron clean childrens cloths or wash dirty ones?

  For little kids that soil their clothing frequently they are both acceptable. Even for older kids, this year they are both acceptable. Generally, ironing without water is better than…

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  • Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • Nine Days: Laundry

We will try to laundry all clothes before start of nine days. However if we run out of children’s clothes during 9 days can we laundry their clothes? 

  You should wash enough clothes for all the nine before the nine days begin. If children under the age of Chinuch (6-7 years old) have made their clothes dirty…

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  • Nine Days
  • Nine Days: Meat & Wine

1) May we eat meat on Rosh Chodesh Av or not? 2) Can we taste meat to see if the seasoning is good for Shabbos on Rosh Chodesh Av as it’s Erev Shabbos this year?

  1. One may not eat meat on Rosh Chodesh. 2. If necessary, one may taste the Fleishig food when preparing it for Shabbos, provided that it is expelled without swallowing.…

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  • Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • Nine Days: Clothing Alterations

I’m going out of town to a wedding on 12 Av. I have a gown that requires some alterations, can this be done during the 9 days?

  Yes.   מועד לכל חי י, יח. כה״ח תקנא, קז. ולהעיר משו״ת שאילת יעבץ א, פב.     #5045    

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  • - עברית, Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • Nine Days: Meat & Wine, siyum, siyum harambam

אנחנו עושים סיום הרמב”ם. האם אפשר להביא בשר ויין?

  בספר המנהגים כתוב שהרבי הרש"ב לא אכל בפועל בשר ויין בסיום מסכת. השאלה אם סיום הרמב"ם זה שונה?   מענה: מותר.   מקורות:  בספר המנהגים מובא שעשה סיום אף…

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  • Netilas Yodayim (Seudah), Nine Days
  • Nine Days: Cutting Nails, Tisha B’Av on Shabbos (Nidche)

Cutting Nails in the Nine Days

  Question: My nails are long and protruding and I was not able to cut them before Shabbos. Is there any Heter given this year -that Tisha B'av falls on…

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  • Nine Days
  • Nine Days: Cutting Nails

May one cut nails this whole week (in the 9 days) due to the fast being pushed off to sunday?

  The is a Machlokes in this matter. Practically, we are only lenient L’kovod Shabbos.   Sources: נחלקו הפוסקים באיסור נטילת צפרניים - רק בשבוע שחל בו או מר״ח. וכבר…

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  • Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • Nine Days: Laundry

My kids come home with muddy and wet clothes, if I dont wash them right away they get moldy. Can I wash them in the nine days, so that they don’t get ruined?

  You may wash anything which you are concerned might get ruined. Other items should not be washed.   כיבוס בדבר האבד - כך נתפשטה ההוראה, שאי״ז היסח הדעת מאבילות…

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  • - עברית, Nine Days, Talmud Torah
  • siyum, מעשה רב

מה מנהגנו בנוגע לסיום מסכת, האם אומרים קדיש?

  הרי הרבי מעולם לא אמר קדיש בהתוועדויות לאחרי הסיומים. ואם כן אומרים, באיזה נוסח?   מענה: המנהג אצלנו לומר קדיש דרבנן. וראה ש״ך יו״ד רמו, כז בשם מהרם מינץ…

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  • Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • Nine Days: Cutting Nails

Are we allowed to cut our nails on Friday 8 Av?

  One may cut their nails on Erev Shabbos Chazon, in honor of Shabbos.   פמ"ג סתקנ"א בא"א סקי"א. משנ"ב שם סק"כ.     #5047

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  • Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • Nine Days: Meat & Wine

Is one who finds it harmful to eat dairy permitted to eat chicken during the Nine Days?

  Question: I saw in Kitzur Shulchon Aruch (122:8) that one who finds it harmful to eat dairy they are permitted to eat meat of a chicken. Is this accurate?…

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  • Nine Days, Swimming, The 3 Weeks

If one exercises by going swimming, is this permissible during the nine days?

  Aside from the halachic issue of bathing during this time, there is also the (halachic) concern of doing things that are considered less safe. Therefore it should be avoided.…

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  • Nine Days, Shopping, The 3 Weeks

Can one go shopping during the nine days to outlets with big sales?

  If one doesn't wear the new clothes until after the 9 days, is the Halacha different?   Answer: No, new clothes (even unimportant clothes such as undergarments') cannot be…

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  • Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • cutting nails

Can nails be cut on Friday Rosh Chodesh Av?

  One may cut their nails on Erev Shabbos during the nine days. However this Friday is also Rosh Chodesh. See here regarding cutting nails on Rosh Chodesh: https://asktherav.com/can-should-i-cut-my-nails-on-rosh-chodesh-which-falls-on-erev-shabbos/  …

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  • Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • mikvah, shower

What are the rules of taking or not taking a shower in the nine days?

  Generally, one may wash head, face, hands and feet in non hot water. Luke warm water, to remove the chill, is ok too. Likewise, one may wash other parts…

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  • Music, Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • Nine Days: Meat & Wine, siyum, siyum harambam

The Siyum HaRambam this year falls in the middle of the 9 days and we are in camp. Is there a היתר to play music and serve meat at the Siyum?

  A. There is no Heter to play music. Eating meat is permissible; it’s the same as one who made a Siyum Mesechta.   Q. and if not, can we…

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