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chocolate moose ↓

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 3:03 pm

Is there anything you need to do/buy before the 3 weeks? You have only 2 weeks from tomorrow !!!!!

Kugel lover

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 3:48 pm

Wow, I can't believe it's actually almost here. I must buy more nude tights.

Maya

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 4:22 pm

Another three weeks without music? I wonder if I can take that.

↑ chocolate moose ↓

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 4:45 pm

Last year I was desperate and had to buy bras during the 9 days. Over the year I've seen which ones I like the best, and want to get some more. Most probalby it's allowed to buy underwear at that time, but I am going to hit the July 4th sales if I can. Other than that, I'm not in the market for anything else right now.

supermama2

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 5:46 pm

Yikes.. Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to find out how the 3 wks and the 9 days specifically will apply to me b/c I'm due on the 2nd of Av.

NotInNJMommy ↓

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 6:52 pm

plans...talk radio, no swimming and no big trips....hmmm...things I'd be doing anyways.

Crayon210 ↓

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 6:54 pm

You can't swim or take trips during the 3 Weeks?

↑ NotInNJMommy ↓

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 7:37 pm

Crayon210 wrote:

You can't swim or take trips during the 3 Weeks?

All I can say, is we don't swim and we avoid any major trips, especially flying (which isn't hard to do bc since when do we get to take off time from work except for yomim tovim?).

Those who mekareved me were particular to avoid this.

↑ chocolate moose ↓

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 7:38 pm

I remember hearing that if you didn't swim before the 3 Weeks, you couldn't first swim during that time ... I've asked around and I'm not sure it has a mokor in halacha.

We had a leak in our bathroom and we want to fix the ceiling and paint the walls; I want that done before the 3 Weeks since I'm not sure you can do improvements during that time. I guess we could ask a rov.

ShakleeMom ↓

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 8:22 pm

haircuts for the girls, oy!

↑ Crayon210

Wed, Jun 24 2009, 11:29 pm

NotInNJMommy wrote:

Crayon210 wrote:

You can't swim or take trips during the 3 Weeks?

I wonder what the source is. I've only heard of avoiding swimming and trips during the 9 Days.

sarahd

Thu, Jun 25 2009, 7:00 am

I have heard that if you don't start swimming before the Three Weeks, you shouldn't start during them. Nothing about trips.

↑ NotInNJMommy ↓

Thu, Jun 25 2009, 7:05 am

Crayon210 wrote:

NotInNJMommy wrote:

Crayon210 wrote:

You can't swim or take trips during the 3 Weeks?

I wonder what the source is. I've only heard of avoiding swimming and trips during the 9 Days.

Dunno. Good question. But, since we wouldn't be swimming or taking a big (ie. flying over an ocean) trip anyways, it's really not so difficult to "avoid" doing so....

I wonder if it's better (though I'm sure it's not halachah), to wait for my kids physicals until after the 3 weeks. They are already a couple mos late. I'm not too concerned abtou that, but I do need an up to date one for ds sooner rather than later (to register for some educational things)..

Mrs Bissli

Thu, Jun 25 2009, 7:37 am

My understanding is to avoid swimming and leisure travelling to minimise "sakana" (danger)--3 weeks are not good time to engage risky (or at least deemed risky in olden times) activities. Ditto for things like bringing lawsuits.

Now my question is, do people postpone or downscale bnei/benot mitzvah? For our DD, we did postpone babynaming (we're sephardim so we have a separate celebration instead of a quick one on shabbat).

Also how about the children's birthday parties during the 3 wks?

↑ NotInNJMommy

Thu, Jun 25 2009, 8:28 am

Mrs Bissli wrote:

This is the understanding I have, but again, I never asked a specific shailah or for "inside" sources.

↑ ShakleeMom

Thu, Jun 25 2009, 7:35 pm

ShakleeMom wrote:

haircuts for the girls, oy!

Done Today!

levial

Tue, Jul 14 2009, 4:23 pm

Mrs Bissli wrote:

DD's bday falls within July 4 vacation week, and we did her party (she turned 4) this past Sunday. We asked the Rav and since children that age don't understand/aren't obligated, it was ok. Aside from singing happy birthday there was not much huge celebration, just the usual bday fun and cake.

↑ chocolate moose

Tue, Jul 26 2011, 2:30 pm

guess why I am bumping this !!

kalsee

Tue, Jul 26 2011, 2:39 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

guess why I am bumping this !!

Why are you? It's too late for any plans, the three weeks started already last week...

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