Answer: Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Friedman (Likutei Maharich, Seder Chol Hamoed Pesach, folio 38-39) states as follows as he cites Rema (Orach Chayyim 490:9): “And it is the custom to read Shir HaShirim on ...

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Answer: Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Friedman (Likutei Maharich, Seder Chol HaMoed Pesach, pages 38-39) states as follows, citing the Rema (Orach Chayim 490:9): “And it is the custom to read Shir HaShirim on ...