Question For the past 20 years, I have been hosting a minyan on Tisha B’Av in my home. During the minyan, we recite 13 selected Kinnos, all connected to a central theme, which is explained at length before they are recited by the rov associated with the minyan. This year’s theme is shirah—that just as we sing Hallel on the chag, so too, on Tisha B’Av, the Kinnos we recite are actually a form of shirah. The Kinnos place into perspective all of the tzaros that Klal Yisroel has

Question I have seen that people are very lenient regarding eating meat at a siyum during the Nine Days, and that even people who were not directly connected to the learning eat meat. I would like to know the parameters of this leniency. For example, if someone made a siyum in a restaurant, may everyone in the restaurant eat meat, even if they had no connection whatsoever to the siyum? On a similar note, I have been learning Sefer Yehoshua with a chavrusa once a week for over

Question I recently had a serious operation, and although I do not need to eat on Tisha B’Av , since I am still not fully recovered from...

Question I always get confused about showering on Erev Shabbos during the Nine Days. Can the rov give me clear guidelines regarding...