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Category: The Nine Days
Can I do needlepoint during nine days?
Question: Can I do needlepoint during nine days? Answer: It is questionable if it is permitted or not. The poskim say that if it is of value duch as a… Read more »
Ordering a Present during the Nine Days that will arrive after the Nine Days
Question: Hello. My son’s birthday is during the nine days and we are postponing his birthday party until after Tisha B’Av. During the nine days are we permitted to buy… Read more »
Boat during the nine days.
Question: I have a work event and it is on a boat. Am I allowed to attend. Answer: If I understand the situation correctly, a work event is going to… Read more »
Nail polish in the nine days
Question: Is it permissible to get a manicure including nail polish in the nine days Answer: This year, since Tisha B’av is on Sunday, it is permitted to cut nails… Read more »
Mourning and sefardim when Tisha bav is a nidcha
Question: This year Tisha Beav is pushed to Sunday. Its a NIDCHA. Do Sefordim this year keep any laws of the “9days”? Usually Sefordim keep the laws of mourning for… Read more »
Undergarmets/socks/towels and 9 days
Question: check up better Undergarments, socks, and towels get soiled readily/constantly because of the hot weather and sweat. These items are worn not for pleasure, but to absorb sweat and… Read more »
Washing Dishtowels during the nine days
Question: I don’t have anymore dishtowels. Can I wash a few for use? Answer: The leniency to wash dirty clothes during the nine days is when the item is dirty… Read more »
Women allowed to do eyebrows?
Question: I’m a married woman (almost a year), may I clean my eyebrows and shave my legs during the 9 days? Answer: Your question really applies to the three weeks… Read more »
Sharing good news during the nine days
Question: May one share good news with close family during the 9 days? Answer: As far as I know, it is permitted. Best Wishes
Fitness during 9 days
Question: Is it acceptable to go to the gym during the 9 days? Not for the purpose of weight loss Answer: It is permitted, as you are doing it not… Read more »
manicure in the nine days for shidduchim
Question: Can a girl in shidduchim get a manicure during the nine days? Answer: This year, since Tisha B’av is on Sunday, it is permitted to cut nails during the… Read more »
9 days receiving a gift
Question: I am graduating college this week, family members will have gifts for me – do I need to wait until after Tisha bav to open them? Answer: According to… Read more »
The 9 days
Question: Is it permissible to buy a car during the 9 days? Our car died and we need to get to work. We need one immediately. Answer: If it is… Read more »
Online Purchase During 9 Days
Question: Is it permitted to order clothing online during the 9 days if it will arrive and be worn only after tisha baav? What if the stuff is needed directly… Read more »
Can I buy a camera lens during the 9 days?
Question: I am looking to buy a camera lens during the 9 days and wanted to see if Sepharadim allow it. Thank you Answer: We shouldn’t buy expensive items during… Read more »
Browsing without buying
Question: Gut voch, Can I look at and select to buy online if I don’t make the purchase until after Tisha B’Av? Thank you! Answer: It is permitted since you… Read more »
Mikva for man during 9 days
Question: I’ve been consistently going to the mikva every Erev Shabbos & Erev Yom Tov for several years. However, I wasn’t able to use the mikva one Friday this year… Read more »
Washing baby clothes
Question: Shalom, 1) We have baby clothes to be washed for my baby. Are there any limitations to washing her clothing/linen? Do I need to wait and count exaclty how… Read more »
9 days
Question: During this period are you allowed 1. to buy mezuzahs 2. or small household items 3. book a flight to Israel 4. have urgent repairs or deliveries for the… Read more »
Laundry during the 9 Days
Question: If all of one’s shirts are dirty during the 9 days and one also has brand news shirts never worn. Is it preferable to wash the shirts needed and… Read more »
Family videos during 9 days
Question: Every once and a while I send my parents and parents in law cute videos of my children to give them pleasure and nachas. (They often share with the… Read more »
Tevila during 9 days
Question: Are there any differences to chafifa and tevilla for a woman during the 9 days? Answer: No, a woman does her chafifa and tevilah in the regular manner during… Read more »
Small Row boat on small 1 acre lake during 9 days (12 feet deep at maximum)
Question: May one of four owners of the lake take out a small row boat for pleasure on a small private less than 1 acre lake ( which is possibly… Read more »
Chafifa 9 days
Question: Can a woman who usually shaves her legs etc, and waxes her brows/lips a few days before tevilla, do so during the 9 days? Answer: Yes she may, since… Read more »
Carpentry During the 9 Days
Question: Shalom uveracha, I started building a side table for our home and have not yet finished it. It is not the 9 days leading up to Tisha B’av, and… Read more »
laundry in nine days that won’t be used for 2 months
Question: We are in Israel now and will be going to the US on Monday and won’t be back in Israel until after Rosh Hashanna. We had guests over for… Read more »
Vort in nine days
Question: May grandparents of Kallah wear Shabbos clothes to a vort in the nine days Answer: I haven’t seen anything written on this, but this question happen to come up… Read more »
Am I allowed to iron for the week during the nine days?
Question: Am I allowed to iron for the week during the nine days? Answer: Ironing is included in the prohibition of not laundering and washing clothing, therefore we don’t do… Read more »
Buying a Smartphone during the 9 days / 3 weeks.
Question: Can I buy a new Smartphone during the 9 days? During the 3 weeks? My old phone is seemingly on the way out, but slightly underperforming for now. I… Read more »
Buying clothes before Rosh Chodesh that will arrive during the 9 days
Question: If I have an online purchase that isn’t clear on exact arrival date, am I allowed to purchase it? Or if it will כor sure come during the nine… Read more »
Job Interview during the nine days
Question: Is it permissible to go to a.job interview during the 9 days if you currently do not have parnasa, although your spouse does. Delaying the interview until afterwards is… Read more »
laundry 9 days
Question: Can one turn on a washing machine a minute before shkiah erev rosh chodesh av if it will start then but finish well after nacht? Answer: If it will… Read more »
Commercial Laundry, on Chol Hamoed and during the nine days
Question: Shalom. Part of the responsibilities being employed in the food services industry (owned by a Jew) involves laundry of the establishment’s cloths, towels, aprons, etc… Can the Jewish employees… Read more »
I have always given hair cuts to my children during the 3 weeks (not during the 9 days of course
Question: is there a halach or Shilchan orach that forbids giving hair cuts during the 3 weeks? Thank you Answer: The Rema 551-3 writes that we do not give haircuts… Read more »
dental work nine days
Question: Can you do dental work during nine days or should you postpone? Answer: Please see the following post where this issue was discussed. http://dinonline.org/2019/07/29/dental-work-nine-days/ Bestb Wishes
Dental work nine days
Question: Should dental work be avoided during the nine days or is it ok to do? Answer: If the work being done does not involve any specific danger, i.e. general… Read more »
9 days
Question: May one give painting lessons (in a Bungalow colony) for children a and adults during the 9 days Answer: I don’t see a problem with it. Besrt Wishes
Gift giving in the 3 weeks
Question: Can I buy and give a close friend a picture/picture frame as a birthday gift during the 3 weeks? Answer: During the three weeks it is permitted, however during… Read more »
Buying an iPad during the nine days
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 »
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 »