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# The Sephardic minhag is not to launder clothes or wear newly laundered clothes during the week in which | # The Sephardic minhag is not to launder clothes or wear newly laundered clothes during the week in which Tisha BeAv falls out (Shevua SheChal Bo)<Ref>S”A 551:3</ref>, while the Ashkenazic minhag is not to launder clothes or wear newly laundered clothes during the entire Nine Days. <Ref>Rama 551:3 </ref> | ||
# Some say that one may prepare one's clothing for the week in which [[Tisha BeAv]] falls (Shevua SheChal Bo) by changing one's clothing on [[Shabbat Chazon]] so that one has enough clothes to wear during the next week.<ref>Orchot Rabbenu (vol 2, p. 130) quoting the | # Some say that one may prepare one's clothing for the week in which [[Tisha BeAv]] falls (Shevua SheChal Bo) by changing one's clothing on [[Shabbat Chazon]] so that one has enough clothes to wear during the next week.<ref>Orchot Rabbenu (vol 2, p. 130) quoting the Steipler</ref> | ||
# If [[Tisha BeAv]] falls out on [[Shabbat]] and is pushed off until Sunday, according to most Sephardim, one may launder clothing and wear laundered clothing the week prior to [[Shabbat Chazon]]. However, Ashkenazim don't wear laundered clothing the entire Nine Days in any event. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (Shevua SheChal Bo #11), Yechave Daat 3:39</ref> | # If [[Tisha BeAv]] falls out on [[Shabbat]] and is pushed off until Sunday, according to most Sephardim, one may launder clothing and wear laundered clothing the week prior to [[Shabbat Chazon]]. However, Ashkenazim don't wear laundered clothing the entire Nine Days in any event. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (Shevua SheChal Bo #11), Yechave Daat 3:39</ref> | ||
===Towel and Sheets=== | |||
# A fresh towel may be used during the Nine Days if the towel one was using became soiled <Ref> Kitzur Hilchos Bein Hametzarim p. 10:9) </ref> | |||
# Bed sheets may not be changed during the Nine Days <ref>Mishna Berura 551:33 </ref> unless they are soiled. However, if a guest arrives during the Nine Days then one may place clean sheets on the bed <ref>Shu”t Tzitz Eliezer 13:61</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> | |||
==Showering, Bathing, and Swimming== | ==Showering, Bathing, and Swimming== | ||
