A GENERAL GUIDE TO THE HALACHOS OF THE THREE WEEKS

A GENERAL GUIDE TO THE

HALACHOS OF THE THREE WEEKS 

	17 Tammuz	18 – 29 Tammuz	Shabbat in Tammuz	1-8 Av	Erev Shabbat Hazon	Shabbat Hazon	9 Av
Hair cutting or shaving	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Marriages or parties	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Entertainments, outings or music	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Shecheyanu: New Fruit	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Shecheyanu: New Clothes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Making, repairing, or cleaning clothes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Building or decorating	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Wearing clean clothes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Showering, Washing entire body	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Washing hands, face or feet (cold water)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Washing head (hot water)	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Trimming Nails	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Trimming Moustache	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Eating meat or drinking wine	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Making shidduchim	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

 
 

Note:  This chart is intended to be a general guide only.  For specific questions or variations, please consult a reliable Rabbinic Authority.