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Friday

י"ט אדר ב’ התשפ"ד

Friday
י"ט אדר ב’ התשפ"ד

חיפוש בארכיון

The Laws of the Three Weeks/The nine days (22)

1)    During these days one may not wash one’s body even with cold water. (Shulchan Aruch and Mishne Berurah 551). There some Sephardim who are stringent about this from the beginning of the month. (Ben Ish Chai Devarim)

2)    It is permitted for a person to wash his face, hands and legs in cold water. For medical purposes, (e.g. a pregnant lady etc.), or a weak person who has been told by his doctor to wash, are allowed to wash even in hot water, and even in the week of the ninth of Av. (Mishne Berurah ibid)

“Moshe established for Yisrael, that they should inquire and teach the issue of the day, the halachos of Pesach on Pesach, the halachos of Atzeres on Atzeres, the halachos of chag on the chag” (Megilla 32)