Receiving Furniture During the Three Weeks
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Question
I bought furniture for my home today. Can I receive it during the Three Weeks/Nine Days?
Answer
Hello,
During the days of Bein HaMetzarim — between the 17th of Tammuz and Rosh Chodesh Av — there is no prohibition except for items that require the blessing of "Shehechiyanu." Therefore, furniture for a specific individual, which requires the blessing of "Shehechiyanu," should ideally not arrive after the 17th of Tammuz to avoid the obligation of reciting the blessing. Furniture used by the family, which is blessed with "HaTov VeHaMeitiv," can be blessed even during the days of Bein HaMetzarim.
From Rosh Chodesh Av until after the 9th of Av, one should not engage in activities that bring joy, so care should be taken that new furniture does not arrive during this time.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 551, Sif 17. 'It is good to avoid saying "Shehechiyanu".'
However, in the Mishnah Berurah (there, Sif Katan 98), it brings the opinion of the Gaon, Rabbi Eliyahu, who disagrees and writes that it is 'an excessive stringency'.