Baths on YT | Imamother

amother

OP ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 2:41 pm

Anyone ever felt the need to ask about bathing kids on 3 day YTs?

TBH, my little ones have gone 3 days without baths in the past, I was sick, I was pregnant...
But now the though is repulsing me. My toddlers are ones ho get extremely dirty and one has ultra straight and oily hair. I feel silly even asking. It's RH! But I need them to be clean for Shabbos.

amother

Vanilla

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 2:43 pm

amother OP wrote:

Of course you should ask. That's was a Rav is for.

amother

Powderblue

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 2:44 pm

I never asked. They take baths every yom tov. What's the shaila?

Bnei Berak 10 ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 2:45 pm

You can't wash hair as it will cause squeezing which is not permitted.

amother

Holly

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 2:47 pm

always give my kids baths on yt. children and halacha book permits as did our Rav

amother

Impatiens

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 2:52 pm

we shower and bathe, or at least I do, and my kids do too.
we dont use shampoo and I dilute the body soap so it's watery.

amother

Blushpink ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:21 pm

How do you have hot water?
I have a baby and toddler who can't skip more than one day, but I don't want to bathe them in cold water, either.
Should I ask my cleaning help, maybe? 🤔

amother

↑ OP

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:22 pm

amother Blushpink wrote:

How do you have hot water?
I have a baby and toddler who can't skip more than one day, but I don't want to bathe them in cold water, either.
Should I ask my cleaning help, maybe? 🤔

It's permitted to turn on hot water on YT.

mfb

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:25 pm

Hot water isn’t the issue.
Squeezing water and smearing soap are more the issue.
(And maybe more issues)

↑ Bnei Berak 10 ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:28 pm

amother OP wrote:

It's permitted to turn on hot water on YT.

No it's not. It's not bishul le tzorech nefesh (food)

↑ Bnei Berak 10 ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:30 pm

mfb wrote:

Hot water isn’t the issue.
Squeezing water and smearing soap are more the issue.
(And maybe more issues)

Hot water could very much be an issue. You may boil hot water for your coffee *in a permitted manner* but shower isn't bishul be tzorech nefesh.

amother

↑ Blushpink

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:47 pm

I don't think I can use my hot water on Yom Tov. It runs on gas ,and the boiler turns on every time I turn on the hot water.
I could ask our Rav, though.

amother

Wine

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:52 pm

Bathing and showering are different. We take showers but don’t give the kids baths. Also they don’t have a need for it - I have the need for them to be clean. That’s not the same thing at all.

teachkids

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:13 pm

So as we see there’s 100 different opinions on this issue. It’s a very reasonable q to ask your tab and the answer will probably be yes with qualifications, but you need to ask.

amother

Daphne

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:18 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

Hot water could very much be an issue. You may boil hot water for your coffee *in a permitted manner* but shower isn't bishul be tzorech nefesh.

Some considet it a need. There's not only one opinion.

amother

Anemone

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:20 pm

Of all those saying yes they and kids shower on Yom tov. I think I only saw one that said sefer and rav say ok.
Curious did anyone else ask sheila?

amother

Coral

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:25 pm

amother Anemone wrote:

Of all those saying yes they and kids shower on Yom tov. I think I only saw one that said sefer and rav say ok.
Curious did anyone else ask sheila?

Yes, I did.
I live in a climate where everyone takes a shower every day.
There's no such thing as skipping ever. It is considered a yom tov need just like food.
We bathe and shower.
You need to be careful not to squeeze the towel. We also don't wash our hair, and we use liquid soap.

amother

Midnight

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:50 pm

amother Anemone wrote:

Of all those saying yes they and kids shower on Yom tov. I think I only saw one that said sefer and rav say ok.
Curious did anyone else ask sheila?

We asked the shailah and was told we could bathe/shower one body part at a time, not squeeze hair, and pat dry.

↑ Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:55 pm

amother Midnight wrote:

We asked the shailah and was told we could bathe/shower one body part at a time, not squeeze hair, and pat dry.

This is what I have learned too and do. I can't use hot water because of my heating system so I use cold water. no hair washing.