Wearing Sabbath Clothes at the End of the Nine Days
Question
My child has a completion ceremony tomorrow for a Torah portion. Is it permissible to wear Sabbath clothes? What is the custom?
Answer
Shalom and a good month to you!
No-one should wear Sabbath clothes except for the celebrants, such as a person making a circumcision and the like.
There is room to argue that even a child's completion of the Mishnah is considered a celebration of a mitzvah.
The custom in this matter varies among institutions, and it is advisable to clarify the directive of the administration in the Talmud Torah where your son is studying.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, section Orach Chaim, chapter 551
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