Dry cleaning one’s only suit which got dirty on yom tov? Is it allowed? What if it was not in perfect shape prior to yom tov, and the suit-owner did not bother to get it cleaned before yom tov, and then on yom tov it got extra-dirty?
Thank you.
Answer:
It is permitted to dry-clean a suit on Chol Ha-Moed if this is a person’s only suit.
Although some authorities are stringent (see Mishnah Berurah 534:8), if this is the only suit, one can be lenient (based on the basic ruling of the Shulchan Aruch and the rulings of most later authorities; see Magen Avraham).
The Kaf Ha-Chaim writes that for purposes of this halachah there is no difference between somebody who cleaned his suit before Yom Tov and somebody who didn’t. Even if there would be a difference, somebody whose suit was wearable before Yom Tov is not considered as having not washed his suit.
Best wishes.
Picking up (forgotten) suits on Chol Hamoed from non-Jewish cleaners that were dry-cleaned by them in the week before Yom Tov and paying for them.
This is fine. The suits were given in before Yom Tov, and there’s no problem in picking them up.
Best wishes.
Can I give my clothes to the laundry on chol hamoed to collect after yom tov?
Under normal circumstances this should not be done during Chol Hamoed, as whatever we may not do on Chol Hamoed we may not instruct a gentile to do for us. However if he woulf be instructed to do it only after Yom Tov, and there is no melacha involved on your part, then it would be permitted.
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