This year, Tisha B'Av falls on Shabbat. Since we are only permitted to
fast on Shabbat when Yom Kippur coincides with Shabbat, the fast day is pushed
off to Saturday night/Sunday.
The following is a list of laws when Tisha B'Av falls
on a Sunday or when Tisha B’Av is pushed off to Sunday.
This guide is for Sephardim only. This year we have the strange scenario
of not having a real Shevua
Shechal Bo - the week that Tisha B'Av falls in. As such
this year there are a couple of extra
leniencies. For Sephardim only, it is
permitted to launder
clothes, and take showers all
the way up to Shabbat the day before Tisha B'Av. We still refrain from meat and wine from Rosh Hodesh Av or the 2nd of Av depending on your family custom. If you don't have a custom I recommend you keep from Rosh Hodesh.
In order to go into the fast looking unkempt, men still have the custom
not to shave the week before Tisha B'Av. Because Erev Tisha B'Av is Shabbat the
Seudah HaMafseket - the last meal before Tisha B'Av is a regular meal without
any limitations. However, one must be careful to finish the meal before the
fast starts. Please note that the fast begins before Shabbat ends.
One is not allowed to prepare for Tisha B’Av on Shabbat. The restriction
of eating and drinking begins on Shabbat but the leather shoe prohibition only
begins after Shabbat goes out. Therefore on Friday afternoon you should bring
non leather shoes to synagogue so that you can change into them before the
reading of Eicha.
