From the Rav’s Desk: Ironed Clothing during the 9 Days

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  1. Question: [Thursday, 28th Tamuz 5781]

May I iron my shirts during the nine days, and if not, can I do so before the nine days so I have them ready during the nine days?

 

Answer:

It is forbidden to iron clothing during the nine days. Likewise, it is forbidden to wear freshly ironed clothing during the nine days even though they were ironed before the nine days. Thus, you should iron it and wear it prior to the nine days in a way that its freshly ironed look is not apparent when you wear it during the nine days.

 

Explanation: There is no recorded restriction against dyeing hair throughout the three weeks, nonetheless it is best to avoid doing so during the nine days being that one is to diminish in jewelry and makeup during this time, even though even then from the letter of the law it is permitted.

 

Sources: See regarding ironing clothing during the nine days: Michaber 551:3; See regarding wearing freshly ironed clothing during the nine days: M”A 551:20; M”B 551:44; Levushei Serud

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Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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