On the first day of Chol Hamoed Succos, Simcha woke up with so much simcha! He loved the beautiful shine of the succah in which he found himself when he woke up.
After about an hour, his older brother Channan asked him, “Simcha, why are you still in your pajamas!?”
“Oh, I decided to stay in my pajamas for a couple of hours, because they are so comfortable!” answered Simcha.
“But it’s chag now! Why is it ok to wear pajamas for so long?” asked Channan.
“Because it’s not Yom Tov. It’s only Chol Hamoed,” answered Simcha.
Staying in Pajamas on Chol Hamoed
Question:
May Simcha continue wearing his pajamas?
Answers*
HALACHA CHALLENGE: The Mishna Berura (530:1) teaches that a person is obligated to honor Chol HaMoed with food, drinks and clean clothes. Based on this teaching of the Mishna Berura, we can say that one is obligated to honor chol hamoed by refraining from wearing any undignified clothing on chol hamoed.
RIDDLES: If an esrog is slightly black, it is posul, unless it grew in a country where it’s common for such esrogim to grow there (Aruch Hashulchan O.C. 648:39).
TRIVIA: Q.1: C. Q.2: B. (see Rashi to Devorim 16:15) Q.3: B. (source: Mishna Berura 530:1) Q.4: A. (source: Mishna Berura 530:1) Q.5: Simchas Beis HaShoeiva. Q.6: B. Q.7: B. Q.8: B Q.9: B. Q.10: A
*Note: The answers are based only on the sources quoted and might not reflect opinions of other halachic authorities.
