No Haircut Three Weeks (Ashk) / Nine Days (Seph)
During the Three Weeks before Tisha B'Av — the summer fast mourning the Temple's destruction — many Jews avoid haircuts and shaving as outward signs of grief. Ashkenazim (following the Rema) begin from the 17th of Tammuz; many Sephardim (following the Beit Yosef) begin only from Rosh Chodesh Av.
Major Ashkenazi-Sephardic split: Rema from 17 Tammuz, Beit Yosef from Rosh Chodesh Av.
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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim · Joseph Karo · c. 1563 CE
A custom prohibiting haircuts during the Three Weeks (Ashkenazi) or Nine Days (Sephardic) period of mourning before Tisha B'Av, with disagreement on the exact start date: from 17 Tammuz or from Rosh C
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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim · Joseph Karo · c. 1563 CE
A custom prohibiting haircuts during the Three Weeks (Ashkenazi) or Nine Days (Sephardic) period of mourning before Tisha B'Av, with disagreement on the exact start date: from 17 Tammuz or from Rosh C
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Mishnah Berurah · Israel Meir Kagan (Chafetz Chaim) · c. 1875 CE
A custom prohibiting haircuts during the Three Weeks (Ashkenazi) or Nine Days (Sephardic) period of mourning before Tisha B'Av, with disagreement on the exact start date: from 17 Tammuz or from Rosh C
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