Laws of Sewing on Rosh Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh

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Question

Is it permissible to sew on Rosh Chodesh?

Answer

On Rosh Chodesh, women traditionally refrain from work, and the custom specifically applies to laundry and sewing. If they do not have such a custom, they may choose to engage in one of these activities. If sewing is necessary for livelihood, it is permitted. Therefore, if needed, one can go to a seamstress for whom this is a source of income, and then it is allowed. Additionally, any woman can sew with a modification, similar to the intermediate days of a festival.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 317; see Beit Yosef and Aruch HaShulchan there

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