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====Healthy Individuals==== | |||
#It is forbidden for all men of bar mitzvah age and women of bat mitzvah age to partake in eating or drinking on the Tisha BeAv. The fast begins at shkiat hachamah of the 8th of Av and ends at Tzet Hakochavim of the 9th of Av. <ref>Mishna Brurah 554:1, Yalkut Yosef (Moadim p. 577), Halachot and History of The [[Three Weeks]], The Akkad Edition, Congregation Shaare Rahamim Halachot Series. | #It is forbidden for all men of bar mitzvah age and women of bat mitzvah age to partake in eating or drinking on the Tisha BeAv. The fast begins at shkiat hachamah of the 8th of Av and ends at Tzet Hakochavim of the 9th of Av. <ref>Mishna Brurah 554:1, Yalkut Yosef (Moadim p. 577), Halachot and History of The [[Three Weeks]], The Akkad Edition, Congregation Shaare Rahamim Halachot Series. | ||
*Tosfot (Megillah 5b s.v. vebikesh) and Ritva (Megillah 5b) imply that Tisha B'av is only derabbanan or a minhag. See, however, the Taz 554:4 who implies that it is Divrei Kabbalah, from the authority of the navi.</ref> | *Tosfot (Megillah 5b s.v. vebikesh) and Ritva (Megillah 5b) imply that Tisha B'av is only derabbanan or a minhag. See, however, the Taz 554:4 who implies that it is Divrei Kabbalah, from the authority of the navi.</ref> | ||
====Pregnant or Nursing Woman==== | |||
#A pregnant or nursing woman must fast on Tisha BeAv.<ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 554:5</ref>If the woman has a sickness which is Choleh Shein Bo Sakana, she doesn't have to fast. Yet, in these situations one should always ask an Orthodox Rabbi to assess the situation.<ref>Yalkut Yosef 554 (HaChayvim VeHitanot #1)</ref> | #A pregnant or nursing woman must fast on Tisha BeAv.<ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 554:5</ref>If the woman has a sickness which is Choleh Shein Bo Sakana, she doesn't have to fast. Yet, in these situations one should always ask an Orthodox Rabbi to assess the situation.<ref>Yalkut Yosef 554 (HaChayvim VeHitanot #1)</ref> | ||
====Eating in Increments==== | |||
#Some poskim say that if one is exempt from fasting on Tisha B'av, he need not eat in increments. <ref>Sh”t Maharam Shick 289 says that just like on [[Yom Kippur]] we say that if it will not increase the danger by eating in small increments (S”A 618:7), the same applies to Tisha B’av. However, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Nishmat Avraham 4 554:1), [[Shevet Halevi]] 4:46, and Tzitz Eliezer 10:25:16 disagree and say this isn’t necessary for Tisha B’av. </ref> However, one should not overindulge. <ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 554:5, Haghot Maimaniot Hilchot Taaniyot 1:8 </ref> | #Some poskim say that if one is exempt from fasting on Tisha B'av, he need not eat in increments. <ref>Sh”t Maharam Shick 289 says that just like on [[Yom Kippur]] we say that if it will not increase the danger by eating in small increments (S”A 618:7), the same applies to Tisha B’av. However, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Nishmat Avraham 4 554:1), [[Shevet Halevi]] 4:46, and Tzitz Eliezer 10:25:16 disagree and say this isn’t necessary for Tisha B’av. </ref> However, one should not overindulge. <ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 554:5, Haghot Maimaniot Hilchot Taaniyot 1:8 </ref> | ||
