Halachot and Customs

Cutting Nails During the Nine Days

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Question

According to Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, zt"l, is it permissible to cut nails during the Nine Days? 

Thank you very much

Answer

Greetings,

According to Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, zt"l, it is permissible to cut nails during the Nine Days, even in the week that includes Tisha B'Av (Hazon Ovadiah, Four Fasts, pages 210-211, and Responsa Yabia Omer, volume 11, section Orach Chaim, paragraph 56).

Best regards,

Hillel Meiris


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