Cutting a child's nails during Chol HaMoed
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Question
Is it permissible to cut the large nails of a 4-year-old child during Chol HaMoed if they forgot to cut them before the holiday?
Answer
Shalom Rav
It is permissible to cut children's nails during Chol HaMoed.
[For adults: According to the Shulchan Aruch, it is permitted. According to the Rema, it is forbidden. Even according to the Rema, it is allowed with a change, such as using teeth or hands].
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 532, Se'if 1
It is permissible to cut nails, whether of the hand or foot, even with scissors. Hagah: But there are those who are stringent and forbid it; and such is the custom to be stringent, not to cut them, neither with a knife nor with scissors,
Azmera Leshimcha 282
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