Q&A: Bedding for Everyone
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Bedding for Everyone
Question
You need to change the bedding because it’s dirty.
So you change it.
But there are other beds in the room, and if some have one set and the others have a different set, it looks sloppy, messy, and not aesthetic.
But for the other beds there’s no justification on their own to change them, because they’re clean and fine.
What should be done?
The question, of course, is about the Nine Days.
Answer
In principle, changing them here is for the sake of appearance and not because of comfort, but it seems to me that this too should be forbidden. It is part of the enjoyment of clean bedding. If you really can’t manage, then perhaps it can be permitted, like for someone who is particularly delicate or sensitive.