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(ב:תענית לב)“כל המתאבל על ירושלים זוכה ורואה בשמחתה”“Those who mourn for Jerusalem

 will merit to see Her rejoicing” 

Tuesday August 9th, 2011

-1st Minyan at 6:15am with Kinot  

-2nd Minyan at 8:45am with Explanatory Kinot (R. Weinberg) and Short Video Presentations

 by Charlie Harari, Rabbi Steven Weil, and Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch WeinrebThis Program will end at Chatzot (12:56pm)

-Early Mincha at Agudas Achim: 1:30pm

-”Mending Our Relationships, Building Our World” Chofetz Chayim Heritage Video at Agudas Achim: 2:15pm 

“THE LAST DAYS”  

Amazing Video Presentation with Introduction by R. Weinbergat YIWH: 5:45 - 7:20 pm 

(This moving video helps to define heroism

in the face of tragedy and what it means to live.)

-Mincha (Talit and Tfilin): 7:20pm To be Followed by a Short Dvar  Torah and Maariv 

-Fast Ends: 8:37pm 

Monday August 8th, 2011

- Mincha: 6:00pm

Go home to eat the Seudah Mafseket 

-Fast Begins: 8:00pm- Maariv: 8:15pm

-Reading of  Eichah: 8:30pm

Short Class following Eichah:

“Cross & Sword: View of the Crusades from Original Documents” 

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Eating and Drinking

All eating and drinking is forbidden. This includes rins-

ing the mouth and brushing teeth, except in a case of 

great distress. Rinsing with mouthwash or brushing teethwithout water is questionable.

Swallowing capsules or bitter tablets or liquid medicine

without water is permitted.

In many cases the ill or elderly, as well as pregnant andnursing women, are required to try and fast even if it is a

little bit difficult unless a doctor says that fasting may

injure health. There are other exceptions so please con-

sult Rabbi Weinberg.

A woman within seven days of childbirth may not fast,and within thirty days should not fast.

- Boys up to twelve years old and girls up to eleven are

ot required to fast the entire day. There are various opin-

ions as to whether they should fast part of the day.

- Those not required to fast should eat only what is

needed to preserve their health.

Bathing and WashingAll bathing for pleasure is prohibited even in cold water 

including the hands, face and feet.

Ritual washing upon waking, after using the bathroom,

touching covered parts of the body or before praying is

 permitted, but only up to the knuckles.

- One may wash dirty or sullied portions of the body

including cleaning the eyes of glutinous material), and if 

necessary may use soap or warm water to remove

the dirt or odor.

- Washing for cooking or for medical reasons

is permitted.

Anointing

Anointing for pleasure is prohibited including oil, soap,

alcohol, cream, ointment, perfume, etc.

- Anointing for medical reasons is permitted, as well as

using deodorant to remove bad odor.

Wearing Leather Shoes- Even shoes made partially of leather are prohibited.

Shoes made of cloth, rubber or plastic are permitted.

One need not incur the ridicule of non-Jews because of 

this prohibition. Therefore, if a permitted substitute not

were found, one may wear leather shoes. He should de-

rive himself of comfort by placing sand in the shoes and

must remove them when they are no longer needed.

Wearing leather shoes is permitted for medical reasons.

Learning Torah

- Since the heart rejoices in the study of Torah, it is p

hibited to learn topics other than those relevant to T

B'Av or mourning.- One may learn: Eicha with its midrash and comm

taries, portions of the Prophets that deal with traged

destruction, the third chapter of Moed Katan (whic

deals with mourning), the story of the destruction (Gittin 56b-58a, Sanhedrin 104, and in Josephus or o

history books), and the halachot of Tisha B’Av an

mourning.

Additional Restrictions- One should deprive himself of some comfort in sle

Some reduce the number of pillows, some sleep on

floor. Pregnant women, the elderly

and the ill are exempt.

-Married couples should refrain from having relatio

and separate their beds.- Sitting on a normal chair is forbidden until midd

(12:57 pm), one may sit on a low bench or chair,or o

cushion on the floor.

- Greeting someone with "good morning" and the lik

 prohibited. One who is greeted should answer soft

and, if possible, inform the person of the prohibitio

- One should not give a gift except to the needy.

- Things that divert one from mourning are prohibit

The custom is to refrain until midday from any tim

consuming work that diverts one from mourning

Tefillah- Ashkenazim do not wear tefillin at Shacharis, nor

 bracha made on tzitzis. At Mincha, tefillin are worn

those who wear a tallis gadol make the bracha the

- Sepharadim wear the tallis and tefillin at Shachari

usual.

- At Mincha, the prayers Nacheim and Aneinu ar

added to the Shmonah Esrei during the blessing

"Veliyerushalayim" and "Shma Koleinu" respective

"Sim Shalom" is said in place of "Shalom Rav." If oforgot them and completed that bracha, he need not

 peat the prayer.

- The custom is to sanctify the new moon the night a

Tisha B'Av, preferably after having eaten somethin

The Day After Tisha B’Av 

The limitations of the "Three Weeks" and the "Nin

Days" continue until midday of the 10th of Av (Au

10th, 2011 at 12:56 PM). This includes the prohibit

of music, haircuts, meat and wine, laundering and b

ing.