Bathing in Hot Water on Erev Shabbat During the Thirty Days of Mourning
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Question
On Erev Shabbat during the thirty days of mourning, is it permissible to bathe in hot water in honor of Shabbat?
Answer
For Ashkenazim, bathing in cold water is permitted. Bathing in hot water is prohibited unless Shabbat is the thirtieth day and Erev Shabbat is the twenty-ninth day, in which case it is permitted to bathe in honor of Shabbat. For Sephardim, it is permissible to bathe as usual.
Source
Rema, Siman ת, Se'if 2: "If the thirtieth day of mourning falls on Shabbat and the twenty-ninth day on Erev Shabbat, it is permitted to bathe on Erev Shabbat, even in places where the custom is not to bathe for all thirty days, since by law it is permitted after seven days, but the custom is to be stringent for all thirty days, in such a case it is permitted in honor of Shabbat."