Laundry on Rosh Chodesh Av
Question
This year, when Rosh Chodesh Av falls on a Friday, is it permitted to do laundry as usual until Shabbat?
Answer
It is forbidden. All the laws of the Nine Days begin from the night of Rosh Chodesh, except for bathing in honor of Shabbat.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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