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The 3 Weeks

  • 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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  • Music, The 3 Weeks, Tisha B'Av
  • Nine Days: Laundry, Tisha B’Av on Shabbos (Nidche)

When can we start listening to music and doing laundry this year as Motzei Tisha B’Av will already be Av 11?

  As soon as the fast ends.     #4941 (3)    

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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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  • Tisha B'Av

Are we allowed to eat fleishigs after the fast this year because Tisha B’Av is Nidche?

  The Minhag is not to eat meat and drink wine until Monday morning.   רמ"א תקנח, א. מג"א סק"ג. עיי"ש בשעה"צ סק"ז.   #5066

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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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  • Birth, Pregnancy, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days), The 3 Weeks, Tisha B'Av
  • Tisha B’Av on Shabbos (Nidche), או"ח תקנד

I am pregnant/nursing. Do I need to fast Tisha B’av this year (5782), being that it is a Nidche (pushed off)?

  Tisha B'Av is a more stringent fast day and certainly one should try their absolute best to complete the entire fast. The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chayim 554:5) writes that…

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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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  • Mikvah (Women), Taharas Hamishpacha, Tisha B'Av

What to do if Mikvah is scheduled for Tisha B’Av night?

  So long as we are in Galus, Mikvah would be pushed off to Motzaei Tishah B'av. All preparations should be done on Erev Tisha B'Av, including bathe, brush hair,…

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  • Mikvah (Women), Nine Days, Taharas Hamishpacha, The 3 Weeks
  • Hefsek Tahara, Nine days: Bathing & Showering

Am I allowed to take a bath in order to perform a Hefsek Taharah during the 9 days?

  No. You may wash the bottom half of your body.   Sources: רמ''א ס' תקנ''א סט''ז וכתב ''מעט כדרכה בשאר ימות השנה'', ולכאו׳ הני מילי קצת סתראי נינהו, שמעט…

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  • - עברית, Nine Days, Shopping, The 3 Weeks

יש הנחה גדולה על בגדים עכשיו, האם מותר לקנות בגדים חדשים אם אני לא לובש אותם עד אחרי ט באב?

  אם הבגד במבצע אפשר לקנות עד ר"ח מנ"א, אבל אין ללבשו עד אחרי ת"ב.   טעמים ומקורות: עיין שו"ע או"ח ס' תקנ"א ס"ו -ז שלרמ"א האיסור בקניית בגדים חדשים…

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