Question: Can one buy an iPad during the nine days? Answer: It should really wait until after the nine days, unless there is a sale and you will not be… Read more »
Category: The Nine Days
May one purchase a sale item during nine days if it will be shipped after Tisha B’Av?
Question: May one purchase a sale item online during nine days if it will only be shipped after Tisha B’Av? The item in question is a vacuum. Answer: We are… Read more »
The 9 days
Question: Is it permissible to wash my windows during the 9 days, if I usually wash them about once a month? Answer: It is controversial, some poskim say that it… Read more »
Washing clothing for children over 6 who soil their clothing and sheets during the 9 days
Question: Can one wash soiled clothing along with the soiled bed sheets during the 9 days, even for kids over 6? Daytime soiling (underwear and bottoms) and nighttime soiling (sheets… Read more »
Manicure/pedicure during the nine days
Question: May a married woman have a manicure and or pedicure done during the nine days Answer: Cutting nails during the nine days is controversial. The Mishna Berura infers that… Read more »
Vaccination during 9 days
Question: During the 9 days might be a convenient time for me to bring my 1 year old child to the doctor for a well visit and vaccinations. Since this… Read more »
During the nine days
Question: If I’m allergic to milk products – because I’m lactose intolerant – would I be allowed to eat chicken during the nine days? Answer: Please see the following post,… Read more »
I bought clothing for a child before the nine days. Can he wear it during the nine days?
Question: I bought clothing for a child before the nine days. but did not give it to him. can i give it to him during the nine days?Answer: It will depend… Read more »
Massage during Nine Days
Question: Is it permissible to receive a professional massage during the Nine Days? The purpose of the massage is to relieve muscle tension, improve circulation, and release stress/relaxation. Although it… Read more »
eyebrow waxing in 9 days
Question: Is it permissible to get an eyebrow waxing in the 9 days? Answer: It is controversial if a woman may have her eyebrows waxed. Some poskim say that it… Read more »
Picking up previously purchased stockings in the Nine Days.
Question: My wife payed for a pair of stockings before the Nine Days. Store will only deliver a few days later, during the Nine Days. Is it permissible for my… Read more »
9 days eating meat chicken
Question: If s/o is highly allergic to fish, dairy, wheat, soy, almonds and nuts,eggs….sesame. Are they permitted to eat chicken etc during 9 days? Answer: Please see the following post,… Read more »
My wife accidentially washed my pants. Is it okay to wear, bedieved?
Question: Motzei Shabbat, my wife did a load of laundry without realizing that the 9 days entails not Laundering clothing. Because this laundering was not intentional, are there sources which… Read more »
Swimming lessons during the 9 days.
Question: I’m 21 years old and started taking swimming lessons this week for the first time. I’m going to Israel right after the 9th of Av and would like to… Read more »
Can I watch a siyum on skype or listen to it over the phone?
Question: Can I watch a siyum on skype or listen to it over the phone in order to eat fleishig during the nine days? Answer: The reason why one may… Read more »
Can we say tehillim during the Nine Days?
Question: Can we say tehillim during the Nine Days? Thank you, Rabbi. Answer: Saying tehillim is permitted during the nine days, infact it is a time to daven extra for… Read more »
If I’m allergic to dairy and fish can I eat meat during the 9 days?
Question: If I’m allergic to dairy and fish Can I eat meat? Answer: A person that is allergic to milk essentially is allowed eat chicken until the 7th of Av,… Read more »
9 days, before a simcha
Question: I would like to know if the following can be done in the 9 days, in preparation for a simcha the day after. Teeth whitening eye brow waxing setting… Read more »
Music in the 3 weeks for a choile
Question: Hi. I was wondering is playing music allowed to cheer up a sick person on chemotherapy? Answer: If a person on chemotherapy needs cheering up we may play music… Read more »
Wearing Shabbos clothing on a date during the 9 days
Question: Is one allowed to wear Shabbos Clothing on a date during the 9 days? Answer: Yes one may wear shabbos clothes on a date during the nine days. The… Read more »
Rental 9 days
Question: Shalom. 1. Is it ok to move into a rental house during 9 days. 2. Would it help if one started the move before the 9 days ? Answer:… Read more »
Buying clothes for after the nine days
Question: My son is going away in two weeks, the day after Tisha B’av and will need some items. Can I shop for him during the 9 days if… Read more »
Vort during the 9 days
Question: Can a Kallah who’s vort is during the 9 days buy a new dress for her vort during the three weeks? Answer: It is controversial if we are allowed… Read more »
Can I fly in the nine days to my grandmothers birthday party?
Question: My nonreligious grandma is having a 90th birthday party in Florida during the nine days. Can I fly out to be there even though it’s the nine days? (I… Read more »
Postponing siyum for erev pesach or the nine days
Question: If one learned a masechta but never made a siyum, is it OK to make a siyum even weeks or months later, for the sake of erev Pesach (so… Read more »
Dangerous activities in the Three Weeks
Question: Which of the following activities are considered “dangerous” which should not be done during the Three Weeks: a) scuba diving, b) sky diving, c) horse back riding, d) going… Read more »
Onion cut with meaty knife in nine days?
Question: On the nine days when one would not eat meat, is it permitted to eat an onion that has been cut with a (clean) meaty knife? Answer: The prohibition… Read more »
mikvah women in shevua shechal boi
Question: Does a women who’s leil tevilah falls in the 9 days have to do anything different? can she have a hot/warm bath etc? can she have a bath at… Read more »
Is it permissable to buy flowers for shabbos chazon
Question: Is it allowed to buy flowers for the shabbos table for Shabbos Chazon? Answer: It is permitted to buy flowers lekovod shabbos for Shabbos Chazon. Sources: Yerushalayim B’moadeha pg…. Read more »
Buying flowers for Shabbos
Question: Is it permitted to buy flowers for Shabbos Chazon? Answer: Please see the following post http://dinonline.org/2017/07/29/is-it-permissable-to-buy-flowers-for-shabbos-chazon/
What is it okay to do during this week and early next?
Question: Is it okay to purchase airline and hotel tickets for a trip during this week, this weekend, next Monday or Wed? Or can purchasing tickets for a trip bring… Read more »
9 days
Question: 1) Can one have a hot or warm shower on erev shabbos chazon? 2) Can one play soccer which is primarily done for exercise purposes on shvuah shechal boy?… Read more »
Boating during the nine days
Question: We are in a boys camp. Is it permissible to go boating during the nine days? if yes, is it limited to rowing? is canoeing permissible? Answer: From a… Read more »
My cousin by marriage is having a celebration / graduation party for her daughter during the nine days.
Question: My cousin (by marriage) is having a celebration / graduation party for her daughter during the nine days – this Sunday. I’ve apologized for not being able to attend,… Read more »
Online purchase of clothes in Nine Days if won’t arrive until later
Question: I know that one may not purchase clothing in the Nine Days even if he will not wear it until after the Nine Days. My question is what is… Read more »
Can I repair a bowling ball during the 9 days?
Question: Can I repair a bowling ball during the 9 days? They need to enlarge the holes for the fingers. Answer: It isn’t really in the spirit of the nine… Read more »
Good bye party in the nine days
Question: My SIL invited us to join her for supper in a resturant tonight, as a good by party for her daughter, I know this will mean a lot to… Read more »
House work in the 9 days
Question: Can I do heavier housecleaning such as washing a fridge? Also can I organize closets and do other long term housework? Thanks Answer: I can’t say that it is… Read more »
Clean laundry in the nine days
Question: I am confused about the halacha of wearing clean laundry, I did not grow up with this custom of putting on all clean clothing before the 9 days, but… Read more »
Conception during the nine days
Question: Is it permitted to conceive or get pregnant during these 9 days prior to Tisha B’av? If it is, is it ideal, or generally better to conceive after these… Read more »
Lenses During the Nine Days
Question: Can I put on the new contact lenses with the new prescription that the eye doctor gave me during the nine days? Answer: Yes you may. The reason is… Read more »
Taking delivery/picking up clothing purchased before the nine days
Question: I bought shirts and pants from Amazon several weeks ago (before 17 Tammuz even) — and had them sent to a friend in NY, because they had agreed to… Read more »
Repairing clothing during the Nine Days
Question: If string holding together the hemming on a pair of pants that is being worn has come out during the nine days, is it permissible to fix it (no… Read more »
Picture hanging during the 9 days
Question: Is one allowed to hang pictures during the nine days that was taken down after the house was painted(before the nine days) ? Answer: During the nine days we… Read more »
Can I work on a piece of embroidery in the Nine Days?
Question: Can I work on a piece of embroidery in the Nine Days? The article I am working on will be used either as a parochet for our shul or… Read more »
Are undergarments and towels including in the prohibition of doing laundry during the nine days?
Question: Are undergarments and towels including in the prohibition of doing laundry during the nine days? Thanks so much for this amazing site! Answer: Thank you for your compliment, it… Read more »
Is changing linen for Shabbos without washing permitted during the 9 days?
Question: Is changing linen for Shabbos without washing permitted during the 9 days? Answer: During the nine days, (for Ashkenazim, or the week of Tisha B’av for Sefardim) there are… Read more »
Waxing during the 9 days?
Question: Can a 16 year old girl get a waxing in the 9 days? Answer: The custom of not cutting hair during Bein Hamitzarim also includes the hair on one’s… Read more »
Birthday party during the 9 days
Question: It’s my husband b-day in the 9 days my I buy a present and what kind of b-day party my I do? Answer: Mazal Tov. May you and your… Read more »
Buying Sefer
Question: Can I buy a sefer during the three weeks and if yes, can I buy it even during the nine days? Answer: During the three weeks it is permitted,… Read more »