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Writing a Letter on Chol Hamoed

Question

Is writing a birthday letter to my mother considered necessary for the festival (on the same day)?

Answer

Shalom u'vracha

It is permitted. This is considered 'greetings letters' which are allowed on Chol Hamoed.

Answered 12 October 2025 How answers are reviewed
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
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