Buying Items On Sale During The Three Weeks

Halacha Moment
Jul 22, 2022
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Updated: Jun 27, 2023

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Question:

May one purchase items on sale during the Three weeks?

May one purchase Teffilin/Sefarim etc during the Three weeks?

Answer:

If items are on sale during this time and will not be on sale after Tisha B’av, one may

purchase them to avoid a financial loss, provided that one wears and or uses the item bought after Tisha B’av. [1]

Similarly, one may purchase a new pair of Tefillin or a Tallit during this time, since these are

needed for Mitzvot. [2] Furthermore, sefarim may be purchased even if it will make one happy, being that an item for a mitzvah is permitted to be purchased. Similarly, one may purchase a new bookshelf for

the Sefarim. [3]

One should not purchase a car during this time. However, if one needs the car for

business or if the car is on sale one may purchase it. [4]

Sources:

[1]. Ben Ish Chai, Devarim 1:2; Chazon Ovadia, Arba Taaniyot, Pg.167; Or Letzion, Vol. 3, 26:2; Torat Hamoadim, Ben Hametzarim, Pg. 147.

[2]. Chazon Ovadia, Arba Taaniyot, Pg. 168; Igrot Moshe O.C. 3:80. It's good to note, that one does not recite Shehechiyanu upon wearing Teffilin even upon wearing them for the first time (See Yalkut Yosef 37(3):6-7).

[3]. Chazon Ovadia, Arba Taaniyot Pg. 168.

[4]. Chazon Ovadia, Arba Taaniyot, Pg. 167; Igrot Moshe O.C. 3:80.

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