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Synthetic Shoes on Tisha B'Av

Question

Is it permissible to wear shoes made of synthetic leather (on Tisha B'Av)?

Answer

It is permitted to wear synthetic shoes. However, not the type of shoes that are normally worn.

Answered 27 July 2023 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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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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Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 554:1

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