Vacationing in the month of Elul

Question

My wife works in Hitech. Up to now she didn’t have any vacation. Next week she gets a few days off. The question is, can we go out and spend this vacation in a hotel in the month of Elul?

Answer

The days of Elul are not a time of sadness and pain. Those are days of getting closer to the Creator; in those days it is proper to perform more commandments and good deeds. Therefore, if you go to a kosher place and spend your vacation in an appropriate fashion, there is no problem going to a hotel.

Have a good year!

Source

Mishnah Berurah, preface to ch. 581

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