What is so terrible about smelling spices on 9 be-av?
Question for doodlehead: What percentage of years have tisha beav on a sunday?
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QUOTE (melech @ Feb 10 2008, 07:40 AM) 
Question for doodlehead: What percentage of years have tisha beav on a sunday?
You wanna start that one again? Oy vey. I would still say thursday is more common, with sunday being the runner up.9
QUOTE (melech @ Feb 10 2008, 07:40 AM)
What is so terrible about smelling spices on 9 be-av?
If you're speaking of refraining from smelling spices for habdalah when Tishang b'Ab is on a Sunday, it's because the two are not complimentary. The point of smelling spices for habdalah is to provide joy as the additional soul leaves the body. Tishang b'Ab is a day of abeluth - thus, engaging in something to gladden the spirit is not to be done on that day.
My two sheqalim, at least.
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