Ask the Rabbi
- Shabbat and Holidays
- The Three Weeks
- The Nine Days
Question
Is it permissible to swim for exercise during 9 day? I swim year round.
Answer
Shalom
Swimming for medical reasons is permitted, if it is only for sport I think it will better to find a different sport for these nine days as the custom is not to swim during these days.
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