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The 3 Weeks

  • Tisha B'Av
  • Tisha B'av: Learning

Am I allowed to learn subjects that one may learn on Tisha b’av with a chavrusah?

  Yes.   Sources: ביו"ד שפד, ד: ״אבל מותר לקרות באיוב ובקינות ובדברים הרעים שבירמיה ובהל' אבילות, וה"מ בינו לבין עצמו אבל אינו לומד עם אחרים, אלא הם יושבים ונושאים…

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  • Tisha B'Av

I had a baby a few days ago BH. I am not nursing. Someone told me that within 30 days of giving birth, one doesn’t have to fast. Is that accurate?

  Within the first thirty days of giving birth, the new mother (whether nursing/not nursing) is usually held in the category of “Chole”: exempt from fasting. However, if the birth…

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  • Tisha B'Av
  • Nine Days: Swimming

This year Tisha B’Av is on a Thursday. At what time on Friday is it permitted for me to open the pool for swimming in the bungalow colony?

  After chatzos.   רמ"א תקנ"ח א, מ"ב ג - משא״כ בדבר שהוא לכבוד שבת, ראה בשאלה 10256: https://asktherav.com/10256-can-one-get-a-haircut-on-motzei-tisha-bav-when-it-is-thursday-night-or-is-it-better-to-wait-till-friday-morning/     #10267

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  • Haircut, The 3 Weeks, Tisha B'Av
  • haircut, Nine Days: Laundry

Can one get a haircut on Motzei Tisha B’av when it is Thursday night? Or is it better to wait till Friday morning?

  If it will be done in honor of Shabbos, yes. (And the same applies to doing laundry).   Sources: רמ"א תקנ"ח א, מג"א א', מ"ב ג. ונסתפקו כמה אם…

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  • Nine Days
  • grape juice, Nine Days: Meat & Wine

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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  • Nine Days
  • Nine Days: Clothing Alterations

Can I have a non-Jew do alterations for me during the nine days?

  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…

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  • Nine Days
  • Nine Days: Laundry

If the dry cleaners is a goyisha place, can I drop off dry cleaning during the week of Tisha B’Av and pick it up Friday for Shabbos?

  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…

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  • Nine Days
  • Nine days: Purchases

Is it okay to look at a house and put in an offer during the 9 days?

  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)…

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  • Nine Days
  • Nine Days: Laundry

My children don’t have enough to wear for the 9 days. Is it better to buy new clothes or to wash the dirty ones?

  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…

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  • Nine Days
  • Nine Days: Laundry

My cleaning lady put fresh linen on the beds, what should I do?

  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…

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  • Nine Days, The 3 Weeks, Uncategorized
  • cutting nails, Nine Days: Cutting Nails

Is one allowed to cut children’s nails during the 9 days?

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

Can children eat fleishigs during the nine days? Is Erev Shabbos any different?

  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…

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  • Nine Days, Pidyon Haben, The 3 Weeks

Is the Kohen by a Pidyon Haben during the nine days allowed to eat meat and drink wine?

  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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  • Bris Milah, Nine Days, The 3 Weeks
  • fleishig, Nine Days: Meat & Wine

ברית מילה בתשעת בימים

  שאלות: א. למי מותר לאכול בשרי בסעודת ברית מילה בתשעת הימים (בשבוע שחל בו ט"ב)? ב. איזה אוכל שאר האנשים צריכים לאכול (לדוגמא, האם מותר חזקת בשרי)? ג. האם…

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  • Aliyos, Krias Hatorah, Nine Days, The 3 Weeks

What is the Chabad Minhag with regards to where we stop for ראשון in פרשת דברים?

  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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  • Tisha B'Av

I’m making an Upsherin the day after 9 Av. Am I allowed to set up tables and prepare for it on 9 Av?

  After Chatzos.   שו"ע או"ח תקנד, כב.     #10098

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

Are children allowed to go into a kiddie pool with water up to their waist during the nine days? The pool is in the backyard. 

  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…

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  • Nine Days, Shopping, The 3 Weeks
  • Nine days: Purchases

Am I allowed to go to amazing savings or home goods during the 9 days to buy things for my house or toys?

  Simple house needs like dishes and utensils etc. (not made out of silver or expensive material) are permitted. Other house needs which are not needed and you could live…

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

Can my cleaning lady do my laundry during the 9 days?

  No, it is prohibited.   Sources:  ראה שו"ע או"ח סי' תקנ"א סעי' ג' ברמ"א, ובשע"ת ס"ק י"ז שם, ועוד.     #10116

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

I cut onions with a fleishig knife for a soup, can it be eaten during the nine days?

  Permitted.   Sources: מותר לאכול בתשעת הימים מרק עם בצלים שנחתכו בסכין בשרי - ראה שו"ע או"ח סי' תקנ"א סעי' יו"ד, וט"ז שם ס"ק ט', מג"א ס"ק כ"ט, ובפרמ"ג…

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