Shalom Aleichem on Shabbat Chol HaMoed
Question
Is there a custom not to sing 'Shalom Aleichem' on Shabbat Chol HaMoed or Shabbat Yom Tov, and what is its source?
Answer
Peace and blessings,
There are different customs regarding this. Indeed, some have the custom not to say it on Yom Tov that falls on Shabbat.
See sources.
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
See in the book 'Divrei Yatziv', Orach Chaim, Part 1, Siman 123, where several explanations are given for their custom not to say it on Yom Tov that falls on Shabbat.
In truth, this custom does not have a clear source from the poskim.
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