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- Shabbat and Holidays
- The Three Weeks
- Tisha B'Av
Question
For a child who is born on Tisha BAv and wishes to celebrate their bar/bat mitzvah on the Tisha BAv of their 12th/13th birthday by giving their Dvar Torah / having Aliya laTorah at Minha of the fast day, is it permitted to hold the celebratory dinner with live DJ/band immediately after the fast?
Answer
Mazal tov!
Yes, it is permitted. See Mishna Brura (558;2) . However better to have a DJ and not a band
All the best!
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