Halacha – Food & Drink
You’re not allowed to eat this type of food during the Nine Days (except on Shabbat or at a siyum).
Meat
You're not supposed to wear this kind of clothing during the Nine Days.
Freshly laundered clothes
Music is restricted during the Nine Days, especially this kind.
Live music or dancing
The Nine Days lead up to this tragic fast day.
Tisha B’Av
Even amid mourning, we remember that this ultimate hope still exists.
The coming of Moshiach
This drink, symbolic of joy, is also restricted during the Nine Days.
Wine
This household task related to clothing is prohibited unless necessary for young children.
Doing laundry
This activity involving walls and floors is avoided unless it's a necessary repair.
Home renovation or painting for pleasure
This was the central place of the shechinah that we mourn during the Nine Days.
The Beis HaMikdash
According to tradition, this person is born on Tisha B’Av.
Moshiach
This type of occasion allows meat and wine even during the Nine Days.
A siyum (completion of Torah learning)
This method is used before the Nine Days to prepare clothes so they can be worn.
Wearing them briefly before Rosh Chodesh Av
Buying this kind of item is avoided due to its potential to bring joy.
New or pleasurable item (e.g., clothing or jewelry)
This Hebrew phrase describes reflecting on one’s spiritual life and choices.
Cheshbon hanefesh
This kind of love is the antidote to sinas chinam.
Ahavas chinam (baseless love)
Children or ill people may eat meat during the Nine Days under this condition.
For health or nutritional needs
This type of bathing is avoided, but hygiene-based showers are allowed if done without luxury.
Pleasurable bathing or swimming
This bracha is generally not said on new fruits or items during the Nine Days.
Shehechiyanu
This aveirah, still relevant today, is said to have caused the Second Temple’s destruction.
Sinas chinam (baseless hatred)
The mood of the Nine Days should lead us not to despair, but to this.
Spiritual reflection and growth
On this weekly event, meat and wine are permitted during the Nine Days.
Shabbos
Haircuts and shaving are prohibited during this time unless this type of exception applies.
Medical or professional necessity
Gardening for this reason is prohibited, but planting vegetables is allowed.
Gardening for beauty or pleasure
Learning these kinds of texts is especially appropriate during the Nine Days.
Texts about the destruction (e.g., Eichah, Yirmiyahu, Gittin 55b–58a)
The destruction of the Temple wasn’t just physical—it symbolized this.
Spiritual exile or brokenness of our connection to Hashem