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#An activity that brings one simcha is considered a holiday need as it’s a mitzvah to have simcha on the holiday. For example, going on a family trip is considered simchat hachag and so it’s permissible to wash one’s car windows or fill up the tank in order to drive to the park.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 22), Shulchan Aruch 536:1 </ref> | #An activity that brings one simcha is considered a holiday need as it’s a mitzvah to have simcha on the holiday. For example, going on a family trip is considered simchat hachag and so it’s permissible to wash one’s car windows or fill up the tank in order to drive to the park.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 22), Shulchan Aruch O.C. 536:1 </ref> When it is permitted to drive on chol hamoed, it is fine to drive oneself and it isn't necessary to get a taxi driven by a non-Jew.<ref>Beer Moshe 7:9</ref> | ||
#For example, since playing music is considered a simchat hachag, it’s permitted to fix (in an unskilled fashion) an instrument in order to play music for the holiday.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 21) </ref> | #For example, since playing music is considered a simchat hachag, it’s permitted to fix (in an unskilled fashion) an instrument in order to play music for the holiday.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 21) </ref> | ||
