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Category: The ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
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 »
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 »
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 »
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.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »