[Avodah] Tisha B'Av, Greetings - Mazel Tov on Tisha B'Av

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From: Ilana Elzufon via Avodah  <avodah at lists.aishdas.org>
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>> There's a sweet teenager  on our block with a significant developmental
disability. He always greets me  with an enthusiastic hello and a smile when
I encounter him and is clearly  pleased when I respond. This afternoon he
greeted me as usual, and (without  having much time to think about it) I
greeted him back. I am not sure how  much he understands about Tisha B'Av,
but he does understand how people  respond to him and I didn't want to risk
hurting his feelings.  <<

Kol tuv,
Ilana

 
 
>>>>>>
What you did instinctively was the right thing to do.  Here is  what 
Eliyahu Kitov says in _The Book of Our Heritage_:
 
--quote--
 
It is prohibited to greet one's friend or acquaintance on Tisha B'Av, and  
it is even prohibited to say "Good morning."  If, however, one is greeted,  
he should answer in a low tone, in order not to arouse resentment."
 
--end quote--
 

--Toby Katz
t613k at aol.com
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