The prohibition of wearing shoes applies only to leather shoes. All other shoes may be worn. While one may find in the Rishonim See Rosh in Yevamos good reason to forbid shoes of all sorts — not just leather. If one wants to go according to these Rishonim all real shoes, sandals, and slippers will be a problem other than flip-flops and house slippers.
Therefore there is no reason that crocks should be Assur and one may wear them. If somebody needs to be amongst non-Jews as opposed to non-religious Jews and it would look strange for them not to be wearing leather shoes, then it is permissible for them as well to wear leather shoes. Should they own synthetic shoes, however, it is preferable to wear those. There is no obligation to buy such shoes.
One should not wear leather looking synthetic shoes when not necessary because others who see them may assume that they are leather.
There are those that are noheg to fill their shoes with sand that if they need to wear leather shoes at work. It is permissible to learn the rebuke that the Neviim gave to Klal-Yisroel such as those of Yeshayahu and Yermiyahu. It is also permissible to learn Iyov, and Eicha. Midrash Eicha and the various Agadata gemoros that deal with the Churban Beis Hamikdash are also permissible. Traditionally children are taught the agadata Gemoros and the like dealing with the Churban.
In the recent past it has become accepted to have videotaped Shiurim shown on topics of Shmiras Halashon and the like after Chatzos. As the aim in showing them has been to encourage Am-Yisroel to do Teshuva. Since these videos targeted many people who would otherwise not be spending their time so constructively, this was allowed by many important and prominent Rabbonim. It is preferable to sit on the ground or on just a pillow. Sitting on a step that is less than three tefachim high is a better option than sitting on a stool as a step can definitely be halachikly considered akin to the floor.
As sitting on the floor is only a Minhag, and if someone has some sort of condition that makes it difficult for him to sit even on a low stool it is ok for that person to sit on a regular chair. The common Minhag is to sleep on a bed but to sleep slightly less comfortably by, for example, using less or no pillows. Should the non-Jew ask how you are doing, you should then inquire in turn. On this day, happiness is specifically not a desired goal.
These include the Book of Job, which is a dramatic probe into the question of seemingly undeserved suffering, Megillat Eichah - the Book of Lamentations by the prophet Jeremiah over the fate of Jerusalem - the laws of mourning, and certain portions of the Talmud. Rather, they are historical or poetic with a moral lesson. In particular, those portions of Aggadah that are permitted to be studied are those dealing with the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, the destruction of the city of Beitar at the end of the Bar Kochba revolt with its literal river of Jewish blood, and of certain similarly tragic episodes in Jewish history.
The major location in which these Aggadic portions are found is in tractate Gittin on pages 55ba. We have begun to see the beginning, God willing, of the messianic process, with the establishment and growth of the State of Israel. Overview of the Laws of Tisha B'Av. One is permitted to sing, dance and recite Shehechiyanu on Shabbat M. Eating and Drinking Washing Anointing Leather Shoes One may wear any shoe that is not made of leather S.
Other Restrictions The curtain is returned to the Ark before Mincha K. A regular Maariv service is prayed. Abbreviations A. Here are some answers to commonly asked questions. But other calamities have also befallen the Jewish people on or near this date.
Was it a coincidence that both Temples were destroyed on the 9 th of Av, a day that happens to fall at the blazingly hot height of summer? As Midrash Jewish legend explains it, the Temples were destroyed on the 9 th of Av because it was on that day that the spies, send out by Moses to reconnoiter the land of Israel in preparation for the Israelites to enter, brought back a negative report of the Promised Land.
Traditionally, Jews fast — meaning they take no food or drink from sunset to sunset. Jews also do not wear leather or other luxurious garments, do not anoint themselves with make-up or creams, and abstain from intimate relations. Jews sit on the floor in the dark usually with only candlelight to read and chant the Book of Lamentations Eicha. Or Letzion agrees. Kaf Hachaim O. Or Letzion writes that one can follow the minhag, nonetheless, he should have it a few hours before the seuda mafseket so that the seuda mafseket isn't stuffing oneself and it isn't a concern of bracha sheino tzaricha to have them too close to one another.
The Kaf Hachaim O. In Kaf Hachaim O. Additionally, the Mishna Brurah explains, fish is a type of food that would be served at a royal meal see Y.
A explains that the 9th of Av is called a "Moed," and thus we treat it as a holiday in this regard by omitting Tachanun as we do on other festivals as well. For the same reason, Tachanun is not recited on the 9th of Av proper either S. A Tosfot Megillah 5b s. See, however, the Taz who implies that it is Divrei Kabbalah, from the authority of the navi. Hatipul Btinokot p. He bases his idea on Mishna Brurah by yom kippur. Rabbi Mansour agrees citing Chacham Ovadia.
Rabbi Mansour agrees. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch , Aruch Hashulchan , Mishna Brurah say that although shoes made of other materials cover and protect the feet, they are not called a "minal" and therefore aren't part of the prohibition. However, it also quotes Rav Elyashiv that it Is prohibited to wear them.
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