Laundry on Friday

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Question

Is it permitted to do laundry on Friday?

Answer

Ezra's decree was to do laundry on Thursday so that Friday would be free for preparing for Shabbat. Nowadays, with washing machines, especially in large families where the machine needs to be run daily, leniency can be applied when necessary.

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 242, Paragraph 1); Mishnah Berurah (ibid).

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