Question: Is eating permitted tonite before havdala. My wife visited her sister in the hospital and will return late. Can she eat? Also re myself Answer: No. We should ot… Read more »
Category: The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Vaping on tishe bov
Question: Can I vaoe a electric cigarete on tishe bov? Or should I rather use regular cigarettes Answer: Regular smoking is controversial and the Mishna Berura says not to smoke on… Read more »
Studying on Tisha baav
Question: Is studying for a test (for credits for a degree) on Tisha baav considered something that you won’t see brochah from? Answer: If it is included in what it… Read more »
Washing dishes on Tisha B’av
Question: can one use freshly cleaned towels, kitchen towels and table cloths, if the prepared ones became dirty or too overused and replacements were not prepared prior to the 9… Read more »
Breaking fast on Tisha ba’av
Question: If one breaks their fast on Tisha B’av because they have a really bad headache or are feeling sick. Is there any merit in drinking water only and carry on… Read more »
Installing phone line on Tisha Bav
Question: May I call the Phone company to install a phone line on Tisha Bav? Does it make a difference before and after Chatzos? Also, it is in Israel, where… Read more »
Deodorant on Tisha B’av
Question: I read in a sefer by Rabbi Belsky that if you will sweat and smell you can put on deodorant on Tisha B’av. Is there a difference between roll-on… Read more »
Taking pills on Tisha B’av
Question: Dear Rabbi, I have an issue with anxiety and depression and I wanted to know if and how I can take my prescribed medication on Tish’a Beav. If I… Read more »
Medications on Nidche Tisha b’Av
Question: Unfortunately, I need to take many pills daily for health related issues including severe pain, high blood pressure, etc. Since this year is Nidche, am I permitted to take… Read more »
buying a house on tisha b’av
Question: Hi there is a house I am interested in buying but the auction is on tisha b’av this year. Is there any way one can bid at such an… Read more »
What time is chatzos on Tisha Bav in Brooklyn?
Question: What time is chatzos on Tisha Bav in Brooklyn? Answer: According to My Zemanim it is at 1:00:55 PM Have a meaningful and easy fast.
BIRCHAT HATORAH TISHA BAV
Question: On Tisha B’av it’s not permitted to learn except for certain parts of the Torah pertaining to the churban or aveilus. Do we say Birchat Hatorah on Tisha B’av,… Read more »
Shnei Mikrah
Question: finish If someone learned shnei Mikrah v’echad targum on Tisha B’Av are they yotzei? If not, what about in a year when Tisha B’Av is nidcheh? Answer: If a… Read more »
Tisha b’av
Question: Can you do tevilas keilim on Tisha B’av? Answer: The actual tevila is not a problem and may be done on Tisha B’av, however make sure to do it… Read more »
Baal Keri on tisha baav
Question: If one becomes a Baal keri on Tisha baav night, can he go to mikvah? Are there any ramifications because of it? Answer: There are no ramifications that I… Read more »
Marital relations during 9 days
Question: Sefardi here… when 9av is on Shabbat and therefore pushed to Sunday. Are marital relations permissible on Friday night? Answer: For Sefardim it is permitted according to many authorities…. Read more »
Fasting on T’bav nidcha
Question: My wife is not a great faster can she break the fast after chazot today ? She has a baby of 5 months not breastfeefing . Answer: It depends… Read more »
Reading on Tishah B’Av
Question: Dear Rav, I have an anxiety issue and I really find it very difficult not to do anything on Tisha B’Av except learning Tisha B’Av inyanim and saying kinnos.I… Read more »
Flying motzai tisha b’av/the day after tisha b’av
Question: This year, since Tisha B’av is a nidcha, are you allowed to fly on Motzaei Tisha B’av? If not, how about Monday morning after sunrise? Answer: This since year… Read more »
fasting on T’ Bav
Question: I would like to ask regarding a member of our family who is in his seventies. Not so long ago he fainted and after being taken to hospital it… Read more »
post nine days Halacha
Question: Since the 9th of av is a nidche this year, are we allowed to eat meat, do laundry, cut nails and hair first thing Monday morning or do we… Read more »
Tisha b’av
Question: Is Hashem angry at us on Tisha b’av? I get scared about that every year. Also, I was thinking today that I don’t personally remember the Beis Hamikdash, but… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »