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# As part of the mourning of Tisha B'av, one should refrain from greeting others on Tisha B'av. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 554:20. see also [http://hirhurim.blogspot.co.il/2008/08/greeting-people-on-tisha-bav.html Rabbi Ari Enkin] </ref> If someone else says hello to you, you may respond, but should do so with a lower voice and your head bent downward.<ref> Mikraei Kodesh by Rabbi Moshe Harari 7:40 </ref> | # As part of the mourning of Tisha B'av, one should refrain from greeting others on Tisha B'av. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 554:20. see also [http://hirhurim.blogspot.co.il/2008/08/greeting-people-on-tisha-bav.html Rabbi Ari Enkin] </ref> If someone else says hello to you, you may respond, but should do so with a lower voice and your head bent downward.<ref> Mikraei Kodesh by Rabbi Moshe Harari 7:40 </ref> | ||
==Smoking== | ==Smoking== | ||
# One should not smoke on Tisha b'av. However, if someone really needs to and it will cause them great pain if they don't then they may smoke at home in private, but shouldn't do so in public. <ref> Sh"t Yabia Omer 1:31, Yechave Daat 5:39 </ref> | # One should not smoke on Tisha b'av. However, if someone really needs to and it will cause them great pain if they don't then they may smoke at home in private, but shouldn't do so in public. <ref> Sh"t Yabia Omer 1:31, Yechave Daat 5:39 </ref> Regarding the permissibility of smoking in general, see [[Hygiene_%26_Health#Smoking|Smoking]] | ||
==Mourning practices on the tenth of Av== | ==Mourning practices on the tenth of Av== | ||
