Haircut on the Evening After Tisha B’Av | Sheilot

Haircut on the Evening After Tisha B’Av

Question

Hello and blessings.
I did not have an appointment with the barber on Friday. May I schedule one for Thursday night?
(This year)?

Answer

Hello and blessings 

This year, when Tisha B’Av falls on Thursday, it is permitted to get a haircut immediately after Tisha B’Av in honor of Shabbat. 

Answered 21 July 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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