Immersion on a Fast Day
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Question
Is it permitted to immerse on a fast day, such as the 10th of Tevet?
Answer
Shalom Rav
It is permitted to immerse.
Bathing on a regular fast day is permitted according to the law, but it is commendable to be stringent.
On the eve of Shabbat, it is also permitted to bathe initially.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 550, Seif 2) Mishnah Berurah (Subparagraph 6).
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