Finally, even though the father of the child may not break his fast when the ninth of Av is on the thirty-first day of the birth of the firstborn, some authorities hold that when the thirty-first day of the birth occurs on a Tisha B’Av that was postponed to the tenth of Av (as is the case when the ninth of Av is on a Shabbat), the father of the child and the kohen may break their fast in the afternoon, even though they may not make a seudat mitzvah.

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Raphael Grunfeld received semicha in Yoreh Yoreh from Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America and in Yadin Yadin from Rav Dovid Feinstein. A partner at the Wall Street law firm of Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, Rabbi Grunfeld is the author of “Ner Eyal: A Guide to Seder Nashim, Nezikin, Kodashim, Taharot and Zerayim” and “Ner Eyal: A Guide to the Laws of Shabbat and Festivals in Seder Moed.” Questions for the author can be sent to [email protected].