Hi,
May one
polish shoes during the Nine Days?
We do not
launder clothing during the Nine Days leading up to Tisha b'Av. However,
polishing shoes may be different from laundering clothing; the same question is
raised regarding the prohibition against laundering clothing on chol hamoed,
and diverse opinions are expressed.
Many
halachic authorities permit blackening and shining shoes during the Nine Days, and
only prohibit use of shoe polish. Further, authorities are more lenient
regarding polishing shoes for use on Shabbat, within the view that one may wear
beautiful Shabbat clothing on the Shabbat before Tisha b'Av.
(Melamed
l'Hoil Orach Chaim 113; Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 3:80; Halichot Emet 14:12)
המצפה לישועה,
Mordechai
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