Washing Tablecloths During Chol Hamoed
Question
Is it permissible to wash tablecloths during Chol Hamoed when there aren't enough clean tablecloths for Shabbat and Yom Tov? Is washing allowed, and what is preferable to do?
Answer
Items that regularly get dirty are permitted to be washed during Chol Hamoed. Therefore, tablecloths that typically get soiled during meals may be washed if there are no clean tablecloths left. However, if it is possible to cover them with a plastic tablecloth to prevent them from getting dirty, that is preferable.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 534
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