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Showering Children on Tisha B’Av

Question

Is it permitted to shower children on the fast of Tisha B’Av?

Answer

Shalom u’vrachah 

It is permitted to wash young children who are usually washed every day. However, children from the age of chinuch [age 5–6] are customarily not washed. 

Source

Azmera Lishmecha 337

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