Q&A: Tisha B’Av
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Tisha B’Av
Question
Honorable Rabbi, hello,
A. Is it permitted to buy holy books even though that brings joy?
B. I want to buy headphones so that we’ll have them when we go on vacation after Tisha B’Av, and dealing with it then would be a bother. Is it permitted?
Answer
A. I think so. It is part of your learning, and learning was not prohibited even though “the precepts of the Lord are upright, gladdening the heart.” That is prohibited only on Tisha B’Av.
B. Are headphones something very expensive and significant? I’m not familiar. To me it seems like just a technical matter, and if so there is no problem buying them.
Good thing, because I already ordered the Rabbi’s trilogy.
Since I’m a fan of music and lectures, it’s important to me to have good headphones that don’t get ruined every so often.