Laundry During the Nine Days
Question
Why is it forbidden to do laundry before or during the week leading to Tisha B'av for either Ashkenazi or Sephardic respectively.
Answer
Shalom!
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The ban on doing laundry during the Nine Days (with some Sefardim only observing the ban on the week in which Tisha B'av occurs) is for two reasons:
1. Doing laundry takes one's mind off the mourning
2. Wearing freshly laundered clothing makes one happy.
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