Work on Tisha BeAv

Parsha Halacha | June 25, 2025

One should not do work on Tisha Be’Av before midday. This is referring to any work that takes time and would distract one from mourning.
It is best not to work even after midday as the Talmud says that “Whoever works on Tisha Be’Av will not see a blessing from that work.”
Simple work (e.g., turning the light on) may be done even in the morning.
If not working will cause one to have a great financial loss, one may work even in the morning.
It is customary not to begin preparing the meal with which to break the fast until after midday. If it will be a seudat mitzvah (a mitzvah meal, e.g., the feast after a brit milah) and there will not be enough time to prepare it if one waits until after midday, one may begin before midday.

One should not do work on Tisha Be’Av before midday. This is referring to any work that takes time and would distract one from mourning.
It is best not to work even after midday as the Talmud says that “Whoever works on Tisha Be’Av will not see a blessing from that work.”
Simple work (e.g., turning the light on) may be done even in the morning.
If not working will cause one to have a great financial loss, one may work even in the morning.
It is customary not to begin preparing the meal with which to break the fast until after midday. If it will be a seudat mitzvah (a mitzvah meal, e.g., the feast after a brit milah) and there will not be enough time to prepare it if one waits until after midday, one may begin before midday.

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