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The Three Weeks
The mourning customs applicable throughout the three weeks from the 17th of Tammuz until after Tisha B’av
Ashkenazim-When the prohibitions begin
| Three Weeks | 9 Days | Week of Tisha B’av | Permitted | |
| Bathing | ⊗ | |||
| Buy or sell items of simcha | ⊗ | |||
| Build for pleasure | ⊗ | |||
| Buying expensive Clothing | ⊗ | |||
| Buying cheap Clothing | ⊗ | |||
| Delaying court case | ⊗ | |||
| Engagement | ⊗ | |||
| Haircut | ⊗ | |||
| Hitting children | ⊗ | |||
| Laundry | ⊗ | |||
| Meat and wine | ⊗ | |||
| Music | ⊗ | |||
| Nails | ⊗ | |||
| Wedding | ⊗ | |||
| Shehechiyanu | ⊗ |
Sephardim-Differences in when the Prohibitions begin
| Three Weeks | 9 Days | Week of Tisha B’av | Permitted | |
| Bathing | ⊗ | |||
| Buying cheap Clothing | ⊗ | |||
| Haircut | ⊗ | |||
| Laundry | ⊗ | |||
| Wedding | ⊗ |
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