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# 4366 Sleep on This
I have a problem Rov. I can’t usually fall asleep unless I thing of Divrei Torah I like. Is just thinking Divrei Torah prohibited during Tisha Beav?...
# 4365 End of Story?
Can one during Tisha Beav read stories of Tzadikim or similar miracle narratives that saved Yiden, when learning Torah is prohibited?...
# 4364 Time to Learn
Dear Rov, I was wondering, since there are limitations to the learning of Torah during Tisha Beav, is there a mitzva at all to learn Torah in that day? The difference would be in a case of doubt. ...
# 4363 Time to Teach
See question above. Can a woman that teaches to kallahs (brides) about to be married the Halacha of Niddah on Tisha Beav, since time is of the essence. If not, can she teach on Erev Tisha Beav after C...
# 4362 Learning about Learning
Are women also included in the prohibition of learning Torah during Tisha Beav? After all they are not included in the regular mitzva of learning it?...
# 4361 Go For a Drive
Can a bus driver that takes non- Jewish children to a treatment centre, do so on Tisha Beav before Chatzos (midday)? It is an important part of the drivers monetary support....
# 4360 See You at the Siyum
My ten year old son wants to make a Siyum after finishing Maseches Taanis during the nine days and wants us to serve meat, is that permitted? (he is doing it on the Yohrzait of his grandmother)...
# 4359 Tied to a Tie?
May one wear Bigdei Shabbos for a job interview in 9 days? For a bachur even a tie is a Shabbos beged (clothing). May he wear it to the interview? Is it necessary to don the tie and Shabbos jacket jus...
# 4358 Hear about Hair not Here
One that has balls of hair dangling loosely out of his beard in a way that is noticeable, may he rip them out during 3 weeks? How about knots in the beard or hair?...
# 4357 Look What Dragged the Cat In
My neighbour’s cat disappeared last winter. While I was cleaning my garage, I found the skeleton of a cat sitting on a blanket in an old stroller. It was only bones, no fur, guts, or anything els...
# 4356 An Alcohol Problem
Someone that has trouble with the idea of fasting, can he take a liquor drink at the Seudas Hamafsekes before commencing Tisha Beav?...
# 4355 Comfortable as an Old Shoe
Kvod Horav. Last year I had a big argument with a visiting fellow that came to shul on Tisha Beav and was sitting low next to me. He was wearing a pair new tennis shoes (the label curiously was still ...
# 4354 High Heaven Stink?
Since when Tisha Beav arrives, as it is on this year (on Thursday), people have not showered since last Shabbos and it is after all Summer, can one use deodorant on Tisha Beav when in shul not to affe...
# 4353 Kosher Dishes Drying Towels
Dear Rabbi: Is it permitted to wash the dishes drying towels during the 9 Days as they become dirty?...
# 4352 Clean House
Can one use a vacuum-cleaner to clean a dirty home carpet during the Nine Days for honouring Shabbos? On question 594 regarding if one can ask a maid to wash the carpets or curtains during the nine...
# 4351 Soup Up?
It would be very helpful for my fasting (during Tisha Beav) if I could drink a cup of diluted vegetable soup at the Seudat Hamafseketh (last meal) before the fasting begins, after eating the customary...
# 4350 Run and Eat?
I was eating matza for lunch on a Friday afternoon when it was still six hours before Shabbos. Some guy starts screaming at me that I am being Mechallel Shabbos (desecrating Shabbos), as one may not e...
# 4349 Teach All A Lesson
If I can choose a place where to learn in a Beis Midrash, is it better to choose one facing the Mizrach as we do for davening, since we also say “Ki Mitzion Tetzeh Torah, Udevar Hashem M’Yerushalaim” ...
# 4348 Man of the Cloth?
When travelling during the 9 Days may one wear Bigdei Shabbos for the sake of convenience and having less baggage?...
# 4347 So, Get a New Head!
See question above. How about if the head is similar to a heart, and we reach a time when it can be eventually attached to the body of someone else. Who would that person be?...