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אורח חיים תקמ״וOrach Chayim 546

Siman 546 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 5 se'ifim

הלכות חול המועדLaws of Chol HaMoed· siman 546

Se’if 1א׳

אֵין נוֹשְׂאִין נָשִׁים בַּמּוֹעֵד, לֹא בְּתוּלוֹת וְלֹא אַלְמָנוֹת, וְלֹא מְיַבְּמִין; וּמֻתָּר לְאָרֵס, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יַעֲשֶׂה סְעֻדַּת אֵרוּסִין הָאָרוּס בְּבֵית אֲרוּסָתוֹ בִּשְׁעַת אֵרוּסִין; וּמֻתָּר לַעֲשׂוֹת רִקּוּדִין וּמְחוֹלוֹת וְלַעֲשׂוֹת סְעֻדַּת הָאָרוּס עִם מְרֵעָיו שֶׁלֹּא בְּבֵית אֲרוּסָתוֹ, וְכֵן לִסְעֹד הָאָרוּס בְּבֵית אֲרוּסָתוֹ שֶׁלֹּא בִּשְׁעַת אֵרוּסִין, מֻתָּר.

1. The Laws of Betrothing and Marrying on Chol Hamoed, 5 Seifim: We do not marry women on hol hamoed, neither virgins nor widows, nor do we perform levirate marriages. It is permitted to betroth, though one should not do festive engagement meals in the house of the betrothed at the time of betrothal. It is permitted to do dancing. It is permitted to have engagement meals with relatives not in the house of the engaged. It is permitted to have engagement meals in the house of the engaged at a time other than the time of betrothal.

Se’if 2ב׳

מֻתָּר לְהַחֲזִיר גְּרוּשָׁתוֹ מִן הַנִּשּׂוּאִין.

2. It is permitted for one to return to his divorcee who he had previously married.

Se’if 3ג׳

הַכֹּל מֻתָּרִים לִשָּׂא בְּעֶרֶב הָרֶגֶל וְלַעֲשׂוֹת סְעֻדָּה בָּרֶגֶל, בֵּין בְּתוּלוֹת בֵּין אַלְמָנוֹת.

3.It is permitted to marry everybody – virgins and widows – on the eve of the holiday and to [then] do festive holiday meals.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0