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Shabbat Schedule D’var Torah with Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (All services take place in the BMH-BJ Fisher Hall, Imagine the following scenario. You are 119 years and 11 months old. The end of your life is in sight. Your hopes have received devastating blows. You have been 560 S. Monaco Pkwy) told by God that you will not enter the land to which you have been leading your Please help make our prayer service more meaningful people for forty years. You have been repeatedly criticised by the people you have by refraining from talking during the service. led. Your sister and brother, with whom you shared the burdens of leadership, have predeceased you. And you know that neither of your children, Gershom and FRIDAY Eliezer, will succeed you. Your life seems to be coming to a tragic end, your destination unreached, your aspirations unfulfilled. What do you do? 6:25 pm: Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv We can imagine a range of responses. You could sink into sadness, reflecting on (Shema should be recited after 8:48 pm) the might-have-beens had the past taken a different direction. You could continue to plead with God to change His mind and let you cross the Jordan. You could SHABBAT retreat into memories of the good times: when the people sang a song at the Red Sea, when they gave their assent to the covenant at Sinai, when they built the Parasha: Page 938 / Haftarah: Page 1195 Tabernacle. These would be the normal human reactions. did none of these 7:50 am: Hashkama Minyan things – and what he did instead helped change the course of Jewish history. For a month Moses convened the people on the far side of the Jordan and 8:20 am: Daf Yomi addressed them. Those addresses form the substance of the book of Tefillah Warm-up with Ellyn Hutt is on break Deuteronomy. They are extraordinarily wide-ranging, covering a history of the past, a set of prophecies and warnings about the future, laws, narratives, a song, until August 24th and a set of blessings. Together they constitute the most comprehensive, profound 9:00 am: Shacharit vision of what it is to be a holy people, dedicated to God, constructing a society that would stand as a role model for humanity in how to combine freedom and (Shema should be recited before 9:35 am) order, justice and compassion, individual dignity and collective responsibility. Kiddush is available for sponsorship Over and above what Moses said in the last month of his life, though, is what Moses did. He changed careers. He shifted his relationship with the people. No 5:10 pm: HS Boys’ Gemara Class with Nathan longer Moses the liberator, the lawgiver, the worker of miracles, the intermediary Rabinovitch will meet at the Rabinovitch home between the and God, he became the figure known to Jewish memory: Moshe Rabbeinu, “Moses, our teacher.” That is how Deuteronomy begins 5:25 pm: Shabbat Afternoon Class with Rabbi – “Moses began to expound this Law” (Deut. 1:5) – using a verb, be’er, that we Friedman, “Love and Hate That Are NOT have not encountered in this sense in the Torah and which appears only one more Baseless: Torah of R’ Aharon Lichtenstein” time towards the end of the book: “And you shall write very clearly [ba’er hetev] all the words of this law on these stones” (27:8). He wanted to explain, expound, 6:25 pm: Mincha (return home following make clear. He wanted the people to understand that Judaism is not a religion of Mincha as there will be no Seudah Shlisheet in mysteries intelligible only to the few. It is – as he would say in his very last speech – shul) an “inheritance of the [entire] congregation of Jacob” (33:4). 8:02 pm: Fast starts (SHABBAT IS NOT OVER!) Moses became, in the last month of his life, the master educator. In these address- es, he does more than tell the people what the law is. He explains to them why the 8:46 pm: Shabbat concludes. Recite “Baruch law is. There is nothing arbitrary about it. The law is as it is because of the people’s Hamavdil Bein Kodesh L’Chol” before doing any experience of slavery and persecution in Egypt, which was their tutorial in why we Melacha; change into non-leather shoes before need freedom and law-governed liberty. Time and again he says: You shall do this returning to shul. because you were once slaves in Egypt. They must remember and never forget – two verbs that appear repeatedly in the book – where they came from and what it 9:05 pm: Maariv, Eicha and felt like to be exiled, persecuted, and powerless. In Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton, George Washington tells the young, hot-headed Alexander —————————————————— Hamilton: “ Dying is easy, young man; living is harder.” In Deuteronomy, Moses keeps telling the Israelites, in effect: Slavery is easy; freedom is harder. Weekday Schedule Throughout Deuteronomy, Moses reaches a new level of authority and wisdom. (Weekday services Sunday through Friday morning For the first time we hear him speak extensively in his own voice, rather than take place at DAT School, 6825 E. Alameda Ave.) merely as the transmitter of God’s words to him. His grasp of vision and detail is

faultless. He wants the people to understand that the laws God has commanded them are for their good, not just God’s. SHACHARIT All ancient peoples had gods. All ancient peoples had laws. But their laws were not Sunday: 8:30 am (Tisha B’Av) from a god; they were from the king, pharaoh, or ruler – as in the famous law code of Hammurabi. The gods of the ancient world were seen as a source of power, not justice. Laws were man-made rules for the maintenance of social order. The Please see Page 5 for full Tisha B’Av schedule Israelites were different. Their laws were not made by their kings – monarchy in Monday and Thursday: 6:30 am ancient Israel was unique in endowing the king with no legislative powers. Their (Continued on Page 2) Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:35 am We kindly ask you to pay any outstanding balances owed to the shul from last year. Please call the shul office or pay online after logging into your MINCHA/MAARIV account at www.datminyan.org. Dues for the first half of our new fiscal Monday through Friday: 6:15 pm year have now been posted to all applicable accounts. Thank you! DAT Minyan is a dynamic and friendly Modern Orthodox synagogue for all ages and dedicated to meaningful personal spiritual development, community growth, youth involvement, Torah education, and Religious Zionism. DAT Minyan - 560 S. Monaco Pkwy., Denver, CO 80224 - 720-941-0479 - www.datminyan.org D’VAR TORAH CONTINUED

Rabbi Sacks (Continued from Page 1) laws came directly from God Himself, creator of the universe and liberator of His people. Hence Moses’ ringing declaration: “Observe [these laws] carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people’” (Deut. 4:6). At this defining moment of his life, Moses understood that, though he would not be physically with the people when they entered the , he could still be with them intellectually and emotionally if he gave them the teachings to take with them into the future. Moses became the pioneer of perhaps the single greatest contribution of Judaism to the concept of leadership: the idea of the teacher as hero. Heroes are people who demonstrate courage in the field of battle. What Moses knew was that the most important battles are not military. They are spiritual, moral, cultural. A military victory shifts the pieces on the chessboard of history. A spiritual victory changes lives. A military victory is almost always short-lived. Either the enemy attacks again or a new and more dangerous opponent appears. But spiritual victories can – if their lesson is not forgotten – last forever. Even quite ordinary people, Yiftah, for example (Book of Judges, Chapters 11– 12), or Samson (Chapters 13–16), can be military heroes. But those who teach people to see, feel, and act differently, who enlarge the moral horizons of humankind, are rare indeed. Of these, Moses was the greatest. Not only does he become the teacher in Deuteronomy. In words engraved on Jewish hearts ever since, he tells the entire people that they must become a nation of educators: Make known to your children and your children’s children, how you once stood before the Lord your God at Horeb. (Deut. 4:9–10) In the future, when your child asks you, “What is the meaning of the testimonies, decrees, and laws that the Lord our God has commanded you?” tell them, “We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.” (Deut. 6:20–21) Teach [these words] to your children, speaking of them when you sit at home and when you travel on the way, when you lie down and when you rise. (Deut. 11:19) Indeed, the last two commands Moses ever gave the Israelites were explicitly educational in nature: to gather the entire people together in the seventh year to hear the Torah being read, to remind them of their covenant with God (Deut. 31:12–13), and, “Write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the people of Israel” (31:19), understood as the command that each person must write for himself a scroll of the law. In Deuteronomy, a new word enters the biblical vocabulary: the verb l-m-d, meaning to learn or teach. The verb does not appear even once in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, or Numbers. In Deuteronomy it appears seventeen times. There was nothing like this concern for universal education elsewhere in the ancient world. Jews became the people whose heroes were teachers, whose citadels were schools, and whose passion was study and the life of the mind. Moses’ end-of-life transformation is one of the most inspiring in all of religious history. In that one act, he liberated his career from tragedy. He became a leader not for his time only but for all time. His body did not accompany his people as they entered the land, but his teachings did. His sons did not succeed him, but his disciples did. He may have felt that he had not changed his people in his lifetime, but in the full perspective of history, he changed them more than any leader has ever changed any people, turning them into the people of the book and the nation who built not ziggurats or pyramids but schools and houses of study. The poet Shelley famously said, “Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” In truth, though, it is not poets but teachers who shape society, handing on the legacy of the past to those who build the future. That insight sustained Judaism for longer than any other civilisation, and it began with Moses in the last month of his life. Shabbat Shalom

This Day in Jewish History - 10 Aug / 9 Av (Tisha B’Av)  9 Av 2448 (1312 B.C.E.) - The twelve spies, one from each of the Twelve Tribes, dispatched by Moses to scout out the Land of , return to Egypt after 40 days in Israel with reports of doom and gloom about the land as a future home for the Jewish people. Among the spies, only and had positive reports and tried to convince the Israelites that Hashem would help them conquer the land, while the majority of the spies tried to persuade the people that it was not possible. After 40 years of wandering in the desert to reach the Promised Land, Joshua and Caleb were the only two of the original twelve spies who survived the arduous trek.  9 Av 3338 (422 B.C.E.) - The First Temple is destroyed by the Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezar II after the Siege of Jerusalem. Nearly 100,000 Jews are killed during the invasion with the remaining tribes exiled in the southern kingdom to Babylon and Persia. It would be 70 years until the Temple would be rebuilt.  9 Av 3830 (70 C.E.) - After many eras of rule by the Persians and Greeks, and an eventual rebellion against rule by the Romans, Roman Emperor Titus orders the destruction of the Second Temple. Over 2,500,000 Jews die as a result of war, famine and disease and more than 1,000,000 Jews are exiled to all parts of the Roman Empire.  August 10, 1884 – A powerful earthquake, estimated at 5.5 on the Richter scale, strikes the New York City area, causing frightened Jews living on Ludlow Street to throw furniture out of their windows and flee their homes carrying whatever valuables they could. The quake shook buildings and toppled chimneys, but damage and injuries were limited. The quake was believed to have been centered off Far Rockaway or Coney Island.

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 Mazal Tov to Irit and Graeme Bean on the arrival of their first grandchild, a baby girl born this week to their daugther and son-in- law, Tali and Yehuda Bloom! Great grandparents are Hilary Bean, and Sandy and Joe Bean. Paternal grandparents are Deena Bloom of Teaneck NJ, and Sara and Mark Bloom of New York.  We are pleased to once again partner with Fast for Feast in this year’s DAT Minyan Tisha B’Av Campaign. With a simple click to their website, you can participate by donating your savings of the cost of the food you would normally eat on a non-fasting day, helping organizations like Tomchei Shabbat here in Denver, and Leket Israel, feed the hungry both in our own community and in Israel. To participate in the campaign, use the link: http://www.fastforfeast.org/dat .  When mailing correspondence to the DAT Minyan, kindly use the 560 S. Monaco address that is shown on our website and in the Newsletter. Since our offices are at the Monaco address, and with the DAT School receiving sporadic mail delivery during the summer break, this will help to assure we receive mailed items from you on a timely basis.  Thank-you to all of those who contribute to our Shabbat services by signing up to help with our weekly leining. We remain in need of continued help with this and all able-leiners are encouraged to please volunteer! In addition, with a goal of expanding our roster of Haftarah readers, we have now opened up the weekly Haftarah portions for sign-up as well. The sign-up website is www.datminyan.org/laining. Slots are open from now until Rosh Hashanah. Please contact Steve Hutt for questions and additional information. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS  The Kollel's annual Motzoei Shabbos Nachamu Kumzitz will take place Motzoei Shabbos Parshas Va’eschanan, August 17th, at the Steinharter home, 1395 Utica St., at 9:45 pm. Live music, inspirational singing, divrei Torah, and refreshments! Men and women invited.  The Hakamos Matzevah for Burton Kaplan will take place on Sunday, August 18th, 10:00 am at Rose Hill Cemetery.  The unveiling for Susan Flaxer Zalkin will take place on Sunday, August 25th, 11:00 am at Mount Nebo Memorial Park.  The CELL invites the community to a national security event, “Tensions on the Rise,” Wednesday, September 11th, 7:00 pm at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The event features General Stanley McChrystal, former Commander of the US and International Forces in Afghanistan, The Honorable Ed Royce, former US Congressman and Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ambassador Christopher Hill, former US Ambassador to Iraq and the Republic of Korea, and Tom Sanderson, co- founder of the Transnational Threats Project at CSIS. The program also features a special 9/11 tribute hosted by Governor Jared Polis and Mayor Michael B. Hancock. Reserve tickets at: https://www.axs.com/events/378977/colorado-remembers-9-11-tickets .

DAT Minyan acknowledges the following milestones* of our members this Shabbat and in the coming week: Dalia Arch-Andorsky, Mira Barter, Jayne Brandt, Janice Fagen, Masie Moskowitz, Ella Pomeranz, William Silvers

Joshua Fine and Julie Geller - 20 years Michael Freiheiter and Ellice Goldberg - 12 years Ian and Anath Gardenswartz - 7 years Fred and Pia Hirsch - 46 years Jonathan and Lisa Perlmutter - 23 years Joseph and Marla Shafran - 47 years Doug Thorner and Rachel Boim-Thorner - 8 years

Esther Cohen, Sun., 8/11/19 (10 Av) Susan Zalkin, Wed., 8/14/19 (13 Av)

*These details were obtained from the DAT Minyan database, which contains information provided by the members when they joined. We apologize for any omissions or errors. For changes, please log on to your account and update the information as needed, or contact the synagogue office at 720-941-0479. THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS WITH YOUR GENEROSITY We would like to thank our Legacy Society donors for investing in our You can add your name to this list with a legacy gift to the DAT future by naming the DAT Minyan with a gift in their will, trust, Minyan. To arrange for your gift or for more information about our retirement account or life insurance policy. Our Legacy Society Legacy Society program, please contact any of the following includes: Committee Members: Rob Allen, Myndie Brown, Sarah Raphaely or Steve Weiser. Rob Allen

Graeme and Irit Bean Myndie Brown Steve and Ellyn Hutt Nathan and Rachel Rabinovitch Mark and Sarah Raphaely Harley and Sara Rotbart Michael Stutzer Steve and Lori Weiser

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Learning Opportunities @ the DAT Minyan • Kitzur Shulchan Aruch: Daily, after Shacharit • Daf Yomi Shiur (30 min): after Shacharit on Sun through Fri , and 8:20 am on Shabbat

• Mishnayot: Daily, between Mincha and Maariv Our Junior Congregation program • “Short & Sweet Talmud Class” (30 min-never longer): Wed, 9:20 am, DAT Minyan is on summer break, but will offices at BMH-BJ (men only) return in the fall. ALL youth groups meet at 9:00 am. Our “Morning Motivation” Program for

teens is on break for the next few months, If you or someone you know but will return at the end of the summer. (college age and above) is interest- ed in working in the Youth Groups Program, please contact Mor at [email protected].

Important Security Reminder

For the safety and security of everyone attending the DAT Minyan, we ask that all children either be in attendance at one of our childrens’ programs or with a parent AT ALL TIMES when in the building. Children may not be left unescorted to roam hallways or attend BMH-BJ Shabbat programs and events unless accompanied by an adult.

Refuah Shelayma Please include the following names in your prayers. May each be granted a Refuah Shelayma. Names are kept on the list until the next Rosh Chodesh. Help us keep the list accurate by verifying the necessary details each month on the Cholim Document at https://goo.gl/aeyJG2.

Bella bat Malka Mayer Benya ben Nechama Chaim Zev ben Sarah Mendel Ila ben Frida Miriam Eliyahu Chaim ha Cohen ben Sara Rifka Michel ben Leah Eliyahu Dovid ben Ita Sheiva Michoel Zisel ben Barbara Leibel ben Harriet Mordechai ben Chaya Chana Levick Yitzchak ben Bracha Raphael Lior ben Miriam Leya bat Sara Roshka bat Bryna Mascha bat Rus Shoshanah bat Miriam

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Shabbat, Aug 10  7:50 am / 9:00 am Regular Shabbat services  5:25 pm Shabbat Afternoon Class with Rabbi Friedman: “Love and Hate that are NOT Baseless: Torah of R’ Aharon Lichtenstein”  6:25 pm Mincha Following Mincha, return home for Seudah Shlisheet. One should not have guests, unless they have no where else to eat.  8:02 pm Fast starts at sunset (SHABBAT IS NOT OVER!)  8:46 pm Shabbat concludes. Recite “Baruch Hamavdil Bein Kodesh L’Chol” before doing any Melacha; change into non-leather shoes. Return to shul.  9:05 pm Maariv, Eichah and Kinnot

Sunday, Aug 11 (at Fisher Hall)  8:30 am Shacharit, followed by Kinnot all morning with Rabbi Friedman’s commentary and study. This year’s theme is “Generation of Tears; an Eternity of Hope.” We will be looking at the destruction of the Temples, as well as the moral failures which allow our Galut to persist. We will also look at other destructions throughout our history, as well as the Holocaust. As we do every year, we will end with thoughts of Consolation and Redemption.  1:05 pm Chatzot (Halachic midday)  1:20 pm Afternoon program of videos and learning:

1:15 pm: Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation Video A: “Love Your Fellow Like Yourself: The Blueprint for Rebuilding the Beis Hamikdash” (suggested donation: $18), featuring Rabbis Yitzchok Sorotzkin, Fischel Schachter & Ephram Shapiro.

3:00 pm: When the Smoke Clears—A Story of Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope follows young Israeli soldiers who must overcome physical and mental injuries in order to find the strength to live. By coming together in their time of need, they become true heroes to themselves and to each other.

4:15 pm: SPECIAL KIDS VIDEO: Chesed Can Change The World—an exciting adventure story of two young boys who make a difference (and stop a crime) through acts of Chesed!

5:30 pm: Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation Video B: “Love Your Fellow Like Yourself: The Blueprint for Rebuilding the Beis Hamikdash” (suggested donation: $18), featuring Rabbis Moshe Weinberger & Zecharia Wallerstein.

 7:25 pm Mincha (don’t forget your Talit and Tefillin) Between Mincha and Maariv, Rabbi Friedman will share some concluding thoughts.  8:20 pm Maariv  8:46 pm Fast concludes MORE DAT MINYAN EVENTS AND LEARNING

TISHA B’AV LIKE YOU’VE NEVER EXPERIENCED IT BEFORE (from last week’s IJN) What will you be doing on Sunday morning, August 11? One of the least-observed Jewish calendar events is the Ninth of Av, or Tisha B’Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. Kids attending Jewish camps probably have a better chance of recognizing this date, as many camps have found creative ways to share its profound message with their campers. Adults? Not so much. Tisha B’Av primarily commemorates the destructions of both Holy Temples in Jerusalem, the first by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, and the second by the Romans in 70 CE. This day of Jewish infamy has its source in a much earlier event in Jewish history, the night the Spies returned from reconnoitering the Land of Canaan, and the Israelites bemoaned the horrible fate they imagined waiting for them in the Promised Land. That night was the ninth day of the month of Av, and the Medrash records the Almighty saying, “Tonight you cried baseless tears; in the future you will have good reason to cry.” In addition to the two Temples being destroyed, many tragedies befell the Jewish People on this most inauspicious date. Examples include the final battle of the Bar Kochba rebellion took place, during which time some 100,000 Jews were killed; Emperor Hadrian plowed over Temple Mount; the First Crusade was declared by Pope Urban II in 1095; the Jews were expelled from England in 1290CE; the Spanish Expulsion was put into effect; World War I began when Britain and Russia declare war on Germany; the deportations from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka concentration camp begin in 1942; and in 1994, the deadly bombing the AMIA building in Buenos Aires, Argentina took place, killing 86 people and wounding some 300 others. So, the question remains: what will you be doing on Sunday morning, August 11? Consider spending it with Rabbi Joseph Friedman of the DAT Minyan. Each year, Rabbi Friedman spends the entire morning of Tisha B’Av studying both ancient and contemporary texts, poems, and other sources, as he guides the community through the intense process of mourning the many loses – including the Holocaust - faced by the Jewish People over the millennia. While it may sound depressing, those who have attended over the last four years have consistently commented on how meaningful and how powerful the experience is. Each year, the lives of individual victims of terror are highlighted, and many obscure events in Jewish History are uncovered and explored. This year’s event will begin with Shacharit at 8:30 am in Fischer Hall at BMH-BJ, with the study section beginning at around 9:00 am. It is customary to either sit on the floor or on a low chair – like mourners during Shiva – so feel free to bring an appropriate chair. For more information, contact the DAT Minyan’s Executive Director Rob Allen at 720-941-0479, or [email protected].

LAWS OF and TISHA B’AV Rabbi Joseph Friedman, DAT Minyan 1. THE NINE DAYS (applies to Ashkenazic Jews only): Beginning with sunset before Rosh Chodesh Av (Thursday evening, August 1st), the Nine-Day period commences. • MEAT & WINE  Except for Shabbat, one may not eat meat or poultry, or consume any food containing meat or poultry.  Food cooked in a clean meat pot may be eaten, even if the pot had been used for meat within the last 24 hours.  Meat and wine are permitted at a Seudat Mitzvah such as at a Brit, Pidyon Haben and a Bar Mitzvah (if it is Bo Bayom, the ACTUAL day of the Bar Mitzvah, not just scheduled on that day).  One who is ill, pregnant or nursing may eat meat, if so needed. If an option, chicken is preferable.  Wine/grape juice may not be consumed during this period except for Shabbat or at a Seudat Mitzvah.  Healthy children over the age of 6 are considered of “Chinch” age regarding the prohibition regarding meat and wine. • BATHING  During the Nine Days one may take a daily shower for purposes of hygiene. While a minority of Poskim allow even a hot shower, one is encouraged to use lukewarm water.  Showering or bathing for pleasure (as opposed to hygiene) is prohibited, even in cold water. Swimming or using a sauna for pleasure is likewise forbidden.  This year, since Rosh Chodesh Av falls out on Erev Shabbat, one is permitted to shower regularly in hot water on Erev Shabbat (August 2nd).

Please help make our prayer service more meaningful by refraining from talking during the service. ADDITIONAL NOTES ON TISHA B’AV

• LAUNDRY, CLOTHING & CLEANING  It is forbidden to wash or dry-clean clothing and linen during the Nine Days, even if it is done by a non-Jew. Ironing clothing is also prohibited. One may not give garments to a dry cleaner during the Nine Days to be picked up after the Nine Days. However, one may give clothing to the cleaners before Rosh Chodesh, but may only pick them up after Tisha B'Av.  One may not wash a sheitel during the Nine Days. However, one may wear a freshly washed sheitel, and one may blow dry a sheitel. However, one may not cut, dye or add hair, even to an old sheitel.  It is permitted to wash out a stain from a garment, even with water.  Small children's clothing may be washed during the Nine Days.  Wet clothes (e.g. sprinkler or sudden rain shower) may be placed in the dryer.  One may not wear new or freshly laundered clothing or linen during the Nine Days except for underwear or socks. A minority opinion permits wearing freshly laundered shirts, since we change these daily similar to underwear and socks. It is preferable however, to wear all shirts briefly before the Nine Days commence. Suits, blouses, etc. from the dry cleaners must also be worn for a short period of time before the Nine Days.  One MAY wear freshly laundered or cleaned suits for Shabbat even when Tisha B'Av occurs on Shabbat, like this year. Any freshly laundered shirts worn on Shabbat may then be worn during the week.  Purchasing new clothing is forbidden during the Nine Days, even if they will be worn after the Nine Days. This prohi- bition includes all types of clothing, even those upon which a She’hecheyanu is not recited.  Sneakers for Tisha B'Av may be bought if one was unable to buy them previously.  It is permissible to purchase clothing, furniture, appliances, etc. during the Nine Days if they are on sale or if you will suffer a substantial loss if you will delay the purchase.  During the Nine Days, one may exchange items purchased before the Nine Days, even though you will receive a new item in return.  It is permissible to sew a tear, or to sew on a button. • MISCELLANEOUS  Any form of home decorating should not be done during the Nine Days, including planting trees or flowers in the garden. It is, however, permissible to water and/or mow the lawn, or prune trees during this period of time.  Children above the age of 6 (age of “Chinuch”) should minimize various pleasurable activities during the Nine Day period (e.g. going to an amusement park).

2. TISHA B'AV • A woman who gave birth is exempt from fasting for 30 days after the actual birth. • Pregnant and nursing mothers (who are in good health) should begin fasting. If in the duration of the fast they feel ill, faint, exceedingly weak, they may eat regularly (especially this year, when Tisha B’Av is pushed off). If there are any specific circum- stances, please consult Rabbi Friedman prior to the fast.  For more on the topic, please see this excellent article from Nishmat: http://www.yoatzot.org/life-cycle/?id=620 • One suffering from even minor pain may swallow a Tylenol or Ibuprofen pill, etc. preferably without water. If a minimal amount of water is needed, it is permitted. • It is forbidden to wear shoes or sneakers that contain any leather in their construction; ornamental strips of leather are per- mitted. • It is forbidden to wash any part of one's body, even with cold water. • Upon awaking in the morning, or after using the washroom, one should wash one’s hands three times to the end of the knuckles. • There is no prohibition to wash any part of the body that becomes soiled with dirt. Similarly, anyone preparing food for after the fast may wash food even if their hands will get wet. • If one is accustomed to sleep with two pillows, he should only use one pillow. • Sitting on a chair is permissible after midday, which this year is 1:06 pm. This does not apply to the seats in one’s car. • A woman who recently gave birth, or is pregnant or nursing, and finds it difficult to sit on a low chair may sit on a regular chair even on the night of Tisha B’Av. ADDITIONAL NOTES ON TISHA B’AV

• An older person or one who is not feeling well, who has difficulty sitting on a low chair may sit on a regular chair. • One does not greet another on Tisha B'Av. If you are greeted by someone, you should nod your head in response or respond softly, thus indicating that regular greeting is not permissible.

 It is, however, permissible to wish a family member or child good night or to wish a Refuah Shleimah – even Mazal Tov – on Tisha B’Av.

• Perfume/cologne is not allowed. Antiperspirants /deoderants are permitted to prevent unpleasant odors.

• Women should not apply make up on Tisha B’Av.

• Using mouthwash or brushing one's teeth is NOT permitted on Tisha B'Av (this is not a function of the prohibition of eating; it is function of the prohibition of washing).

• Housework (e.g. cleaning floors, making beds, washing dishes, etc.) should not be done prior to midday; grocery shopping for after the fast is permitted before midday.

• Our focus should be on the theme of Tisha B’Av - mourning the destruction of our Temples, and the subsequent ravages of the Galut from which we still suffer today. As a result, it is inappropriate to play games, watch TV, read novels or magazines of any type.

• One who is accustomed to saying chapters of Tehilim may do so after midday. Tehilim for a Choleh may be said at any time throughout the day.

5. AFTER TISHA B'AV

• On Sunday night, Havdala is recited on wine, which is drunk normally, but spices and flame are not used.

• Although normally certain activities are prohibited until noon of the 10th of Av, this year, since Tisha B'Av is a pushed off, all restrictions are permitted immediately with the conclusion of the fast on Sunday night, including bathing, shaving, music, etc...

 The only exception to the above rule is we refrain from consuming wine (other than for Havdala) and eating meat until Monday morning.