Nine Days: Difference between revisions
From Halachipedia
→Children or Someone Sick
| (6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
#A non-Jewish contractor is allowed to continue building a house during the three weeks and even on [[Tisha BeAv]] if he has already begun to build for a Jew <ref>Chazon Ovadia Taaniyot page 329. </ref> | #A non-Jewish contractor is allowed to continue building a house during the three weeks and even on [[Tisha BeAv]] if he has already begun to build for a Jew <ref>Chazon Ovadia Taaniyot page 329. </ref> | ||
#If there is a danger such as that a wall may collapse one is allowed to rebuild it even if this causes joy. <ref>Mishna Brurah 551:13 </ref> | #If there is a danger such as that a wall may collapse one is allowed to rebuild it even if this causes joy. <ref>Mishna Brurah 551:13 </ref> | ||
# One may move into a house during the nine days if | # One may move into a house during the nine days if necessary.<Ref>Chazon Ovadia - Arba Taaniyot pg. 169 </ref> | ||
===For a Mitzva=== | ===For a Mitzva=== | ||
| Line 73: | Line 73: | ||
#A clean tablecloth can be used on Shabbos during the Nine Days <ref>Taz OC 551:4</ref> | #A clean tablecloth can be used on Shabbos during the Nine Days <ref>Taz OC 551:4</ref> | ||
#A fresh handkerchief may be used only if the old one is dirty and unusable <ref>Shu”t Rivevos Ephraim OC 2:555</ref> | #A fresh handkerchief may be used only if the old one is dirty and unusable <ref>Shu”t Rivevos Ephraim OC 2:555</ref> | ||
===Wearing Shabbat Clothing=== | |||
# The minhag is not to wear Shabbat clothing during the nine days.<Ref>Rama 551:1</ref> | |||
# If there is a brit milah during the nine days, the father of the baby, the mohel, the sandak, and some say the grandfather may wear Shabbat clothing. Everyone else should not.<ref>Rama 551:1, Shaarei Teshuva 551:1, Shaarei Teshuva 551:1, [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=46439&pgnum=192 Nitai Gavriel Ben Hametzarim v. 1 p. 192], Piskei Teshuvot 551:3</ref> | |||
# If someone was traveling and they only have their Shabbat clothing he may continue to wear it even during the week.<ref>[https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=46439&pgnum=190 Nitai Gavriel Ben Hametzarim v. 1 p. 190] either because it is considered an extenuating circumstance or because once they wear it during the week before the nine days it indicates that the clothing aren't specifically designated for Shabbat.</ref> | |||
==Eating Meat and Drinking Wine== | ==Eating Meat and Drinking Wine== | ||
| Line 101: | Line 105: | ||
===Havdalah=== | ===Havdalah=== | ||
#Since the minhag is not to drink wine, a question arises as to what we should do with [[Havdalah]]. For Sephardim one is permitted to use wine and drink it as usual <ref>Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 551:10. Yalkut Yosef page 574 adds that one may drink the entire cup. </ref> while for Ashkenazim there are several possibilities. <ref>The Aruch HaShulchan 551:26 says some people have the Minhag to drink beer or another drink that qualifies as Chamar Medina. The Eshel Avraham 551 and the Chazon Ish (quoted in Imrei Yosher, pg. 4) says that those who say [[Havdalah]] every week over wine or grape juice should do the same during the Nine Days as well. Rav Moshe Harari in his Mikraei Kodesh 1:14 say it is preferable to use grape juice as this doesn't cause any joy, and Rav Moshe Karp in Hilchot UMinhagei Ben HaMetsarim chapter 4 note 74 says that in this situation an adult can drink it lechatchila. Rama Orach Chaim 551:10 says to preferably give it to a child. Mishna Brurah 551:70 says that it should be a minor above the age of [[chinuch]] but doesn't fully comprehend the concept of [[mourning]] the destruction of the beit hamikdash. Rav Moshe Feinstein quoted in Moadei Yeshurun page 154 says the adults should drink the [[Havdalah]] wine. Darkei Moshe 551:9 says in the name of the Maharil that this can be done lechatchila. See piskei teshuvot 551:35 and Hilchot UMinhagei Ben HaMetsarim chapter 4 note 74 for more poskim who say this. </ref> | #Since the minhag is not to drink wine, a question arises as to what we should do with [[Havdalah]]. For Sephardim one is permitted to use wine and drink it as usual,<ref>Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 551:10. Yalkut Yosef page 574 adds that one may drink the entire cup. </ref> while for Ashkenazim there are several possibilities. <ref>The Aruch HaShulchan 551:26 says some people have the Minhag to drink beer or another drink that qualifies as Chamar Medina. The Eshel Avraham 551 and the Chazon Ish (quoted in Imrei Yosher, pg. 4) says that those who say [[Havdalah]] every week over wine or grape juice should do the same during the Nine Days as well. [https://www.torahanytime.com/#/lectures?a=155681 Rav Shmuel Fuerst (Three Weeks and Nine Days, min. 26)] ruled to use wine as usual like Rav Moshe Feinstein and Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach. Rav Moshe Harari in his Mikraei Kodesh 1:14 say it is preferable to use grape juice as this doesn't cause any joy, and Rav Moshe Karp in Hilchot UMinhagei Ben HaMetsarim chapter 4 note 74 says that in this situation an adult can drink it lechatchila. Rama Orach Chaim 551:10 says to preferably give it to a child. Mishna Brurah 551:70 says that it should be a minor above the age of [[chinuch]] but doesn't fully comprehend the concept of [[mourning]] the destruction of the beit hamikdash. Rav Moshe Feinstein quoted in Moadei Yeshurun page 154 says the adults should drink the [[Havdalah]] wine. Darkei Moshe 551:9 says in the name of the Maharil that this can be done lechatchila. See piskei teshuvot 551:35 and Hilchot UMinhagei Ben HaMetsarim chapter 4 note 74 for more poskim who say this. </ref> | ||
===Birkat Hamazon over Wine=== | ===Birkat Hamazon over Wine=== | ||
| Line 121: | Line 125: | ||
* [https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/890440/rabbi-hershel-schachter/are-children-obligated-in-observances-that-commemorate-the-destruction-of-the-beis-hamikdash-/ Rav Hershel Schachter] explains that although normally a child is not obligated to observe practices of a mourner, even when he reaches the age of chinuch, the practice of not eating meat is not a function of mourning (as a mourner during shiva is allowed to eat meat and drink wine.) Instead, it is part of the obligation to mourn and remember the Beit Hamikdash. (See Gemara Baba Batra 60b). Children do not have an obligation to observe the laws of mourning, but they do have an obligation to remember the beit hamidkash. Therefore they refrain from eating meat and drinking wine during the nine days once they have reached the age of chinuch. | * [https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/890440/rabbi-hershel-schachter/are-children-obligated-in-observances-that-commemorate-the-destruction-of-the-beis-hamikdash-/ Rav Hershel Schachter] explains that although normally a child is not obligated to observe practices of a mourner, even when he reaches the age of chinuch, the practice of not eating meat is not a function of mourning (as a mourner during shiva is allowed to eat meat and drink wine.) Instead, it is part of the obligation to mourn and remember the Beit Hamikdash. (See Gemara Baba Batra 60b). Children do not have an obligation to observe the laws of mourning, but they do have an obligation to remember the beit hamidkash. Therefore they refrain from eating meat and drinking wine during the nine days once they have reached the age of chinuch. | ||
* Rabbi Eider (The Halachos Of The Three Weeks p. 7) writes that generally the minhag not to eat meat even applies to children. But if it is hard to feed a child dairy and he is used to eating meat every day he can continue to eat meat in the Nine Days. | * Rabbi Eider (The Halachos Of The Three Weeks p. 7) writes that generally the minhag not to eat meat even applies to children. But if it is hard to feed a child dairy and he is used to eating meat every day he can continue to eat meat in the Nine Days. | ||
* Aruch Hashulchan 551:26 as well says there is room to be lenient, especially in a case where it is a weak child who can gain a lot from eating the meat.</ref> | * Aruch Hashulchan 551:26 as well says there is room to be lenient, especially in a case where it is a weak child who can gain a lot from eating the meat.</ref> Sepharadim however, allow it.<Ref>Chazon Ovadia Arba Taaniyot pg. 190 allows feeding meat to children until the year before Bar/Bat Mitzva. Rabbi David Yosef in torat hamoadim Siman 5 page 190 agrees. Ohr Letzion 3: pg. 245 3:26:6 allows it until Bar Mitzva. See Yalkut Yosef Chinuch p. 279 where he says that for a child who is even a little bit weak can eat meat during the nine days. He cites Yabia Omer YD 3:3 and 4:4. </ref> | ||
Sepharadim however, allow it.<Ref>Chazon Ovadia Arba Taaniyot pg. 190 allows feeding meat to children until the year before Bar/Bat Mitzva. Rabbi David Yosef in torat hamoadim Siman 5 page 190 agrees. Ohr Letzion 3: pg. 245 3:26:6 allows it until Bar Mitzva </ref> | # It is permitted to give children meat for their Firday night Shabbat meal even if it is earlier than plag mincha.<ref>[https://www.torahanytime.com/#/lectures?a=155681 Rav Shmuel Fuerst (Three Weeks and Nine Days, min 29-30)] quoting Rav Moshe Feinstein</ref> | ||
===Brit Milah and Seudat Mitzva=== | ===Brit Milah and Seudat Mitzva=== | ||
| Line 129: | Line 133: | ||
===Siyum=== | ===Siyum=== | ||
{{Siyum_During_the_Nine_Days}} | |||
==Showering, Bathing, and Swimming== | ==Showering, Bathing, and Swimming== | ||
