The Laws of Three Weeks

The Three Weeks

What Are The Special Laws Of The 9 Days? (For Ashkenazim)

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.

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?

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".

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.

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.

19. The Prohibition on Laundry

Chapter 8: The Customs of the Three Weeks

The Sages prohibited laundering clothes during the week in which Tisha Be-Av falls. This is an expression of mourning.