Elie’s tips for the Nine Days
I haven't quite figured out how to get around the fact that, with Tisha B'Av following immediately after Shabbat, I'll be without a shower for two days straight. To the best of my knowledge, it's forbidden to shower on either day. If anyone has any other information about the halachic rules concerning showering, please pass it along!
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Thanks for the link!
If the issue is hygiene/health related and not only discomfort, you should ask a Rav about whether some degree of washing, if not a full shower, can be permitted on Tisha Bav.
You're welcome!
The only issue is that I can't stand the thought of being sweaty and smelly for two days straight. I don't suppose that counts.
On the other hand, there's this:
From http://www.ou.org/holidays/calendar:
Mincha Gedola:
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I understand that some people are more lenient after Mincha time on fast days. Does this apply to half-fasts only? Is there any possibility of a case being made for a light partial wash after Mincha time on Tisha B'Av?
Can't you take a sponge bath or something on shabbos?
On Shabbat, I usually wash up a bit at the sink using my hands and liquid soap. (Using a washcloth is prohibited on Shabbat, because one is not permitted to wring or squeeze liquid out of anything. Using a bar of soap is also forbidden, I've heard--I think there's a halachic problem with converting a solid into a liquid on Shabbat.) I don't shampoo my hair at all because shampooing seems to be a major no-no, since wringing or squeezing out liquid is prohibited. That's my understanding, at least. My hair will probably look as greasy as French fries by the end of the fast. Mostly, though, I'm concerned about being offensively smelly (not to mention uncomfortably sweaty).
On shabbat it is permitted to wash one limb at a time in cold water, if that helps any.
Larry, thanks for the information. That's pretty much what I do (though, in the winter, I bring in pre-heated water from the urn in the kitchen, which I hope isn't cheating, 'cause it's *freezing* in our bathroom). I guess I can manage with dirty hair on Tisha B'Av as long as I can wash a bit the day before.
Two of the comments seem to have been deleted by Blogger. I'm copying them from my e-mail records. Here's the first:
Larry Lennhoff:
On shabbat it is permitted to wash one limb at a time in cold water, if that helps any.
Here's my reply:
Shira Salamone:
Larry, thanks for the information. That's pretty much what I do (though, in the winter, I bring in pre-heated water from the urn in the kitchen, which I hope isn't cheating, 'cause it's *freezing* in our bathroom). I guess I can manage with dirty hair on Tisha B'Av as long as I can wash a bit the day before.
I was taught that using solid soap creates a problem of carving.
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