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Makeup on Tisha B’av

Question: If my wife must go into work on Tisha B’av for a couple hours, Is she allowed to put on makeup? Answer: Women should not put on makeup on… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) makeup Tisha B'av
01/08/2017
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Taking caffeine supplements on major fast days

Question: Is it permitted to take caffeine supplements by mouth on Tisha Bav? Yom Kippur? What are the guidelines for each? Answer: I am assuming that you are not taking… Read more »

The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) caffeine pills Tisha B'av Yom Kipur
31/07/2017
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Perek Shira on Tisha B’av

Question: Can perek shira be recitated on tisha b’av during the day? Answer: We should not say perek shira on tisha B’av itself. If you say it everyday, then it… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) perek shira Tisha B'av
31/07/2017
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Learning on Erev Tishah Beav

Question: Is there room to be meikel to learn on Erev Tishah Beav after chatzos? Answer: Yes there is room to be meikel, however one should try to learn t’bav… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) learning Torah Tisha B'av
31/07/2017
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Interview on Tisha B’Av

Question: Hi, Is it permissible to go on a job interview at 11:30 am on Tisha B’Av? Answer: You should not go to a job interview, especially since it is… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) Tisha B'av work
29/07/2017
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Listening to shiurim or studying on Tisha B’Av

Question: I have an issue with what to do on Tisha B’Av. I know we’re supposed to think about the terrible churban that occured on it and mourn it but… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) reading Tisha B'av
23/07/2017
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Present during the 3 weeks

Question: During 3 weeks may a jew give a birthday present to avoid offending a close family member, such as flowers for a grandmother or something small for a child’s… Read more »

Bein Hametzarim - The Three Weeks The Nine Days The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) nine days presents Three Weeks Tisha B'av
18/07/2017
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Grapes

Question: Is it permitted to eat grapes during the Nine Days? Answer: Only wine or grape juice is not permitted but grapes can be eaten in the Nine Days. Sources:… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
11/08/2016
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Meat

Question: The poskim mention that a sick person who needs to eat meat during the 9 Days should preferably avoid doing so on 7- 8 Av. Does the same apply… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
11/08/2016
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Tisha Be’Av

Question: Is one allowed to apply sunscreen, insect repellent or deodorant on Tisha Be’Av? Answer: No problem. Sources: O:CH 554:15 Biur Halachah ד”ה סיכה

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
08/08/2016
  • Ending of Shabbat
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havdalah Tisha baav

Question: How does on make havdalah when tisha baav falls on motzei shabbos? Answer: On motzei shabbos one only makes a brocho on the havdallah candle and on motzei Tisha… Read more »

Ending of Shabbat The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
08/08/2016
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partially nursing mother fasting tisha bav nidche

Question: Dear Rav, Does a partially nursing mother of a 1 year old baby required to fast this tisha b’av nidche? Thank you. Answer: If the fast might effect the milk… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
05/08/2016
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Fasting on Tisha Bav

Question: I am 7 months pregnant with mono di twins (they are sharing one placenta.) It is a very high risk pregnancy and I am at risk for preterm labor…. Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
03/08/2016
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Tisha Be’av

Question: Was there tisha bav during the bayis sheni? Answer: Huge machlokos. Sources: Mishnah Rosh Hashono18a יוצאים (אף) על אייר depends if we leave the word “אף”,  Tosefos Rosh Hashono… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
01/08/2016
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Tisha Be’Av

Question: How late on Shabbat Chazon (Erev 9 Av) can I learn? How early on Tisha Be’Av evening can I resume learning? Can I recite the daily Tehillim on Tisha… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
01/08/2016
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Listening to music right after Tisha B’av

Question: Is it permitted to listen to music on Sundayמןעיא following tisha B’av nidche? I noticed different opinions. Some say it’s even more Chamur than meat and wine. Answer: It… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
27/07/2016
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Nine days – meat and wine on shabbos

Question: One is eating meat and drinking wine during shalosh seudos during the Nine Days. One interrupts the meal to say Baruch Hamadvil and performs a melacha. May one continue… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
25/07/2016
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late havdalah

Question: Follow-up: If the person would remind himself of the need to make Havdalah during the seuda hamafsekes erev Tisha B’av after he has eaten less than a kezayis of… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
14/07/2016
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Seuda Shlishis on Tisha Bav

The Shulchon Oruch quoting a gemorroh says that 9 beAv pushed off to Sunday one can eat Shalosh Seudos “ke`Shlomo Hamelech be`es malchusoy”. What does this mean? Surely it is… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) Tisha B'av
29/07/2015
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Fasting Difficulty

I am finding it increasingly difficult to fast the entire Tisha B’Av and Yom Kippur. I’m 50 years old but haven’t fasted the minor fast days since the years of… Read more »

The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) Fasting illness
29/07/2015
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Marital Relations After Tisha Bav

Can one have marital relations on Saturday night with tisha bav falls on Shabbat ? Answer: This year, Tisha Bav is observed on Saturday night and Sunday. All the rules… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) Tisha B'av
26/07/2015
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Medicine on Fast Day

We are Sephardic. I have a lot of medical issues, yet none are life threatening, b”H and I am fasting. I do suffer from migraines. I want to know if… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
26/07/2015
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Harchakos on Tisha Bav

do all harchukes apply in Tisha beov like giving over? Answer: Handing from one to another is permissible on Tisha Bav. The harchakos which apply are sleeping in one bed… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
24/07/2015
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Havdalla on Tisha Bav

If a person for whatever reason has to eat and drink on Tisha B’Av that comes out on Sunday, and they know this ahead of time, when should they make… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) havdalah Tisha B'av
24/07/2015
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Cleaning Help on Tisha Bav

Is a cleaning lady (non-Jewish) allowed to clean the house on Tisha Be’Av? Answer: Yes, she may clean the house. The Aruch Hashulchan 559:9 writes that one should not clean… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) cleaning mourning Tisha B'av
23/07/2015
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Din Torah in 9 Days

Is there any inyan of delaying a din torah (jew vs jew) to after chodesh av or after the 9th of Av? Can one have din torah even on erev… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) 9 days din torah Tisha B'av
23/07/2015
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New Tzitzis During 9 Days

I have an old woolen beged in good condition , but the tzizit were removed. Can i put new tzizit on it during the 9 days? I do not really… Read more »

Bein Hametzarim - The Three Weeks The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) 3 weeks 9 days
07/07/2015
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New Clothes During 9 Days

Can someone buy a new garmet that does not need a SHEYANU(A shirt) a few days before the nine days, that will be made or tailored on the nine days… Read more »

Bein Hametzarim - The Three Weeks The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) new clothes nine days
06/07/2015
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Hilchot Tisha Bav

Since this year Tisha Be’Av is Nidche until the 10th, when would be the earliest opportunity to launder clothes and to trim one’s hair? Also, at one point during the… Read more »

Tefillin The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) Meat Tefillin Tisha B'av wine
02/07/2015
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Adrenal Deficiency

I suffer from a sickness called adrenal deficiency, I am not able to stop medication and either to take them without food. It is a very serious sickness that has… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) Fasting Tisha B'av
29/06/2015
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Tylenol on Tisha Be’Av

Am I allowed to take Tylenol on תשעה באב with out water Answer: This is not food and it is permitted. Best wishes.

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
05/08/2014
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Kiddush Levana after Tisha Be’Av

How can Kiddush Levana be recited Motza’ei Tisha Be’Av if we are still noheg some Aveilus until Chatzot HaYom of the 10th of Av? Isn’t Kiddush Levana supposed to be… Read more »

Ending of Shabbat The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) kiddush levanah
04/08/2014
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Vapor Cigarettes on Tisha BeAv

Am I aloowed to vape a electric cigarette on tisha be’av the liquid is flavored but its only vape. Thanx Answer: In general, it is not permitted to inhale water… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
04/08/2014
  • Bein Hametzarim - The Three Weeks
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Washing Hair in Nine Days

Can you shampoo your hair on the 9 days? Answer: If there is a need for this, i.e. dirty and itchy hair, then it is permitted to shampoo hair. The… Read more »

Bein Hametzarim - The Three Weeks The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
04/08/2014
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Shopping in Nine Days

Can I shop online if the item will probably only arrive after Tishah Be’Av? Anslo, can iI shop in stores if i wont get any enjoyment from it now and… Read more »

Bein Hametzarim - The Three Weeks The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) shopping in nine days
03/08/2014
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Buying in Nine Days for Purpose of Mitzvah

Is a woman allowed to buy intimate apparel during the 9 days for the purpose of Leil Mitzvah and it is the night after Tisha B’av? Answer: This is permitted…. Read more »

Bein Hametzarim - The Three Weeks The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
01/08/2014
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Meat in Nine Days for Nursing

My wife is nursing our 2 month old baby and doesn’t really eat so many dairy or fish dishes that results the baby to cry a lot since she doesn’t… Read more »

Bein Hametzarim - The Three Weeks The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
29/07/2014
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Nine Days from Shkiya or Tzeis

Do the Minhagim of the 9 days start at shkia or tzeis? Answer: The customs of the Nine Days begin from Shkiya. Best wishes. Sources: The Magen Avraham (551:26) and… Read more »

Bein Hametzarim - The Three Weeks The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
27/07/2014
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Nursing Mother on Tishav Be-Av

Shalom. 1)Breastfeeding mother can eat on 9 ba Av? 2)If it’s permitted for breastfeeding mother to pump milk on shabbat, use wipes to clean baby (squeezing), sterilize feeding bottles using… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
12/07/2013
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Post-Birth (Yoledes) on Tisha Be’Av

A nursing lady had a baby around a week ago and will be within 30 days of the birth on the 9th of Av. Does she have still have to… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
10/07/2013
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Lo Titgodedu for Tefillin on Tisha Be’Av

Should a Sephardic davening in an Ashkenaz minyan for shachrit on Tisha B’Av wear tefillin for shachrit or later for Mincha? Answer: Somebody whose custom it is to put on… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
29/08/2012
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Using Nicotine Cigarettes on Tisha Be’Av

The new popular varieties of anti-smoking devices, called “Electronic Cigarettes”, contains liquid nicotine in, I believe, a water-base. When inhaled, the battery-operated sensor flash-evaporates the liquid(s) (a drop at a… Read more »

The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
26/08/2012
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Havdallah on Shabbos Tisha Be’Av

How does one make Havdalah on this Motzei Shabbos / Tisha Be’Av if you have to eat. Answer: If one needs to eat, havdallah is made in the normal fashion… Read more »

Shabbat The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
26/07/2012
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Taking Pill on Shabbos for Fasting Well

Is one allowed to take a pill on Shabbos to help making the fast easier on Sunday? Answer: It is best to mix up the content of the pill with… Read more »

Shabbat The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av) Fasting Shabbos
26/07/2012
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Marital Relations for Tisha Be’Av on Shabbos

Dear Rabbonim, When Tisha Be’Av is a נדחה does it still push off a Leil Tevilah, or not? Thank you. Answer: If the tevilah is on Friday Night, the lady should… Read more »

The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
22/07/2012

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