Bathing and Showering in Halachah

Shabbos, Yom Tov, the Nine Days, and more

• May one shower before davening?
• Is a hot shower permitted on Yom Tov?
• Is a cold shower permitted on Shabbos?
• Under what conditions may one shower during the Nine Days?
• May a shower be used as a substitute for Tevilas Ezra?

These are just some of the topics discussed in Rabbi Menachem M. Abramson’s newest work, Bathing & Showering in Halachah. This comprehensive sefer covers all angles of this fascinating and wide-ranging topic. Each chapter builds an elaborate edifice about the specific topic it discusses, beginning with the Gemara and Rishonim and ending with the most recent works of contemporary Poskim. All of this is presented coherently, providing the reader clear halachic guidance as well as a basic understanding of the fundamental sugya. Extensive footnotes and appendices are provided for the more scholarly reader.

By Rabbi Menachem M. Abramson