Definition of the Mourning of the Nine Days

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Question

Why is it that during the Nine Days, meat and wine are forbidden, but studying Torah is allowed, whereas for a mourner, it is the opposite: meat and wine are allowed, but studying Torah is forbidden?

Answer

Shalom Rav

The mourning of Tisha B'Av is like the mourning of the seven days for a close relative, where studying Torah is forbidden.

However, the Nine Days are not considered as the days of the seven, but they have certain mourning customs.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim, Siman 551.

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