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# If someone has two relatives pass away in succession and has to observe aveilut straight for longer than 7 days, after the first 7 days he may bathe immediately.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 381:4, Badei Hashulchan 381:34</ref> | # If someone has two relatives pass away in succession and has to observe aveilut straight for longer than 7 days, after the first 7 days he may bathe immediately.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 381:4, Badei Hashulchan 381:34</ref> | ||
# If someone will be in a lot of pain if he doesn't shower he may shower during shiva but not everyone is in this category.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 381:3</ref> | # If someone will be in a lot of pain if he doesn't shower he may shower during shiva but not everyone is in this category.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 381:3</ref> | ||
# It is forbidden for a woman who is in shiva to go to the [[Mikvaot|mikveh]]<ref>Shulchan Aruch 381:5</ref> and also a man who regularly goes to mikveh for davening may not go during shiva.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 2 p. 159), Badei Hashulchan 381:18</ref> However, during shloshim, it is permitted for a niddah, for a man who regularly goes every day for davening or every week for Shabbat to go to the mikveh.<ref>Rama 381:5, Badei Hashulchan 381:18</ref> | |||
# A woman may prepare herself for [[Hefsek Tahara and Shiva Nekiyim|hefsek tahara]] before shiva nekiyim during shiva by washing that area and between her legs even with hot water.<ref>Even though the Rama 381:5 doesn't allow this washing to prepare for the hefsek tahara during shiva except during shloshim, the Shach 381:3 and Taz 381:2 quote the Masat Binyamin who allows washing that area and between her legs even with hot water during shiva. Badei Hashulchan 381:38 and Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 2 p. 162) agree with the Masat Binyamin.</ref> | |||
=== Anointing and Deodorant === | |||
# It is forbidden for an avel to use soap or anoint oneself with oil except to remove dirt.<ref>Gesher Hachaim 1:21:3:2</ref> | # It is forbidden for an avel to use soap or anoint oneself with oil except to remove dirt.<ref>Gesher Hachaim 1:21:3:2</ref> | ||
# | # Some poskim hold that it is permitted for an avel to use deodorant during shiva.<ref>Rav Mordechai Willig ([https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecturedata/1106391/Halachos-of-The-9-Days-and-Tisha-B%E2%80%99Av Hilchos Three Weeks Part 1, min 32])</ref> | ||
===Learning Torah and Getting Aliyot=== | ===Learning Torah and Getting Aliyot=== | ||
# It is forbidden for a mourner in shiva to learn Torah including Tanach, Mishna, Gemara, Halacha, and Midrash.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 384:1</ref> However, it is permitted to learn by himself Iyov, Kinot, the sad parts of Yirmiyahu, and the laws of mourning.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 384:4</ref> | # It is forbidden for a mourner in shiva to learn Torah including Tanach, Mishna, Gemara, Halacha, and Midrash.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 384:1</ref> However, it is permitted to learn by himself Iyov, Kinot, the sad parts of Yirmiyahu, and the laws of mourning.<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 384:4</ref> | ||
