articles on The Laws of Three Weeks
Customs of the Three Weeks
What are the special Halachot of the Three Weeks "Bein HaMetzarim"?
Can I Take a Haircut Now?
When during the three weeks can I shave and have a haircut? What are the laws of mourning with regard to shaving?
Can we get engaged?
Is it permitted to make an engagement party during the Three Weeks?
The Laws of the Nine Days
The Halachot that during the nine days by Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Zt"l.
Lessons on The Laws of Three Weeks
Explaining the Laws of the Three Weeks
The three-week period between Shiva Asar B’Tammuz and Tisha B’Av is kept by Klal Yisrael as a time of mourning. In this article, we will review and explain the halachos that apply during the Three Weeks.
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tamuz 21 5782
23. “The Week of Tisha Be-Av” when Tisha Be-Av is Postponed to Sunday
Chapter 8: The Customs of the Three Weeks
When Tisha Be-Av falls out on Shabbat, the fast is postponed to Sunday. So when is The Week of Tisha Be-Av?
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 20 5782
22. Shabbat Hazon
Chapter 8: The Customs of the Three Weeks
Shabbat Ĥazon is the Shabbat preceding Tisha Be-Av, on which we read the haftara beginning with the words “The vision of Yeshayahu".
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 20 5782
20. Children’s Clothing and Hospital Garb
Chapter 8: The Customs of the Three Weeks
Clothes worn by babies who regularly soil their outfits are not included in the prohibition. Likewise, one may wash sheets and blankets of young children who wet themselves at night.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 20 5782
21. Bathing
Chapter 8: The Customs of the Three Weeks
Even though the Sages prohibited bathing on Tisha Be-Av only, the Rishonim were stringent and would refrain from bathing on the days preceding Tisha Be-Av as well.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 20 5782
