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Sitting on Ground until Chatzot on Tisha B'Av
No chairs above 3 tefachim until midday on Tisha B'Av — mourners' practice extended to all of klal Yisrael.
No chairs above 3 tefachim until midday on Tisha B'Av — mourners' practice extended to all of klal Yisrael.
Key passages(3)
Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim :: sitting-low-tisha-bav :: 555:2↗curated_attribution
Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim · Joseph Karo · 1563 CE
High
Kitzur Shulchan Arukh :: sitting-low-tisha-bav :: 124:5↗curated_attribution
Kitzur Shulchan Arukh · Shlomo Ganzfried · 1844 CE
High
Mishnah Berurah :: sitting-low-tisha-bav :: 555:6↗curated_attribution
Mishnah Berurah · Israel Meir Kagan (Chafetz Chaim) · 1875 CE
High