Q. I have a simcha immediately following the nine days. I bought a dress that requires lengthening and the slit to be closed in order to make it tznius. Am I allowed to give it to a goy to fix during the nine days if I won’t be able to do it after Tisha b’av?

A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit”a opinion is that in need it is permitted. It should be done before the week of Tisha B’av.

Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit”a.