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Bathing in Hot Water During the Nine Days

Question

Is it permitted to bathe in hot water during the Nine Days?

Answer

Shalom u’vrachah 

It is forbidden to wash the body, even with cold water, except for the face, hands, and feet, which may be washed with cold water [meaning water from whose warmth one does not derive pleasure], without soap. 

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