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time of national calamity. New fruits and the to remove perspiration or dirt. Freshly laundered
like whose eating would also require the blessing garments should not be worn during the nine
of shehecheyanu, are not eaten until Shabbat days.
when a shehecheyanu may be recited. New
clothing purchased during the week may also be In keeping with the theme of increased mourning,
worn on Shabbat. In keeping with the customs the Shulchan Aruch prohibits building and
of mourning, hair cutting is avoided during the planting for pleasure. This is understood today
three weeks, and there are many who refrain to refer to decorating (painting, wallpapering, etc.)
from shaving as well. and landscaping. Necessary house repairs and lawn
maintenance are permitted.
Rosh Chodesh Av ushers in the period known as
the nine days. Following the dictate of the
Talmud which specifies that rejoicing is
suspended when the month of Av begins, the
eating of meat and drinking of wine are
avoided during this time. In Jewish tradition
meat and wine have always been associated
with celebrations and therefore, with the
exception of Shabbat or a festive meal SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM
associated with a mitzvah (Brit Milah, siyum,
FIRST SESSION
etc.), these foods are now avoided. Additionally
the avoidance of meat and wine bring to mind
the sacrifices which were ended with the July 6, 2010 at 8:25 pm
destruction of the Temple. Of course, meat and (following Mincha at 8:15 pm)
wine are permitted on Shabbat. This applies
even to kiddush being made when Shabbat is Rabbi Shmuel Maybruch
accepted early, and to havdala at the end of “Dating ourselves: Issues in Using the
Shabbat. The custom is to either give the wine Secular Calender”
from havdala to a child who is not yet old
enough to appreciate mourning, but old enough
to require a bracha on the wine, or to use grape Rabbi Maybruch is a rebbi and a sgan
juice. The Shulchan Aruch records that bathing mashgiach at Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak
is prohibited during the nine days. Since this Elchanan in New York. His shiurim on Ge-
refers to a time when bathing was done at a mara, Halacha, Tanach, and Machshava
bath house and took on certain elements of a have been enjoyed by the bnei haYeshiva
social event, modern authorities permit washing as well as many communities in the United
for purposes of cleanliness. Showers during this
States and Canada. During the past six
time period should be shorter and cooler than
usual. There are many people who avoid the years, he has devotedly taught a weekly
pleasure of swimming during these nine days interactive halacha shiur for women in
unless it is done for medical reasons or in order New York City. Torah and Halacha to en-
able them to observe the mitzvos
properly and appreciate the beauty of a
Torah life.
Great Neck Synagogue
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