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Taking a Shower during the Nine-Days
R. Yitzchak Abadi discusses this in a responsum:
Ohr Yitzchak 1:219
ואגב דעסקינן ברחיצה לא אוכל להתאפק מלהעיר על מנהג של הרבה אנשים אשר לא
מתרחצים מר"ח אב עד העשירי בו וחושבים שלרחוץ הוא איסור ...
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Can a man go to the mikva on shabbos and yom tov?
He can. See O.C. 326:8. It's unclear if one may use very hot water, though, but lukewarm is fine. He should be careful not to squeeze (e.g. water out of the hair.) See MB commentary #24 for details.
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Rav Moshe Feinstein and showers in the nine days
R. Feinstein briefly discussed showering during the Nine Days in a responsum:
Igrot Moshe E.H. 4:84:4
ולגבי שאלת בני הישיבה אם ביום חום מותר לרחוץ אחר ר"ח אב עד עת"ב מאחר שמכונים להסיר ...
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Washing oneself on Erev Shabbos with hot water
The Eshel Avraham from Buchach (OC 260:1) makes almost exactly the points that you do in Q1. Here are 2 separate quotes from him that although unrelated, both apply:
נראה שאין גם מצוה מן המובחר ...
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Taking a Shower during the Nine-Days
The Kovetz Halachos pg. 183:1 writes that the minhag is one should not wash his whole body starting from rosh chodesh and on even in cold water. However, parts of the body which get dirty and one ...
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Prayer while bathing
The Orach Chayim 85:2 forbids saying the Shema in a bathhouse, and the Rema extends this ban even on learning the halakhot of a bathhouse (see also Berakhot 24b, Mishnei Torah Keriat Shema 3:4). You ...
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Wash your hair before you wash your body on erev shabbos
That seems to contradict the idea brought forth from the Gemara in Shabbos 61a which mentions to wash the head first since it is the king of all limbs. This seems to be at all times .
Text of gemara:
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Order in which to wash face, hands and feet
Yes, the issue is based on the Gemorah Mesechtas Shabbos 61A.
The Aruch Hashulchan 260:3 also gives that order (he says that if you are washing your whole body your heart goes after your head)
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Taking a Shower after the Mikvah
R Shlomo Aviner answers this question in his book On the air p. 117.
He writes there was an issue at one point because mikvaot were dirty and so women used to bathe after immersing. As a result, ...
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