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# The Haftorah for [[Shabbat]] Chol HaMoed [[Sukkot]] is Bayom Bah Gog (beginning from Yechezkel 38:18) and the Haftorah for [[Shabbat]] Chol HaMoed [[Pesach]] is Atzamot Yeveshot (beginning from Yechezkel 37:4).<ref>Gemara [[Megillah]] 31a</ref> | # The Haftorah for [[Shabbat]] Chol HaMoed [[Sukkot]] is Bayom Bah Gog (beginning from Yechezkel 38:18) and the Haftorah for [[Shabbat]] Chol HaMoed [[Pesach]] is Atzamot Yeveshot (beginning from Yechezkel 37:4).<ref>Gemara [[Megillah]] 31a</ref> | ||
==Forbidden work== | ==Forbidden work== | ||
# There’s a dispute whether work on Chol HaMoed is a Biblical prohibition or a Rabbinic one. | # There’s a dispute whether work on Chol HaMoed is a Biblical prohibition or a Rabbinic one. <ref> Tosfot (Chagiga 18a s.v. cholo) and Rosh (Moed Katan 1:1) hold that the entirety of work on Chol HaMoed is derabanan. Such is the opinion of the Rambam (Yom Tov 7:1), Mordechai (Moed Katan n. 835), and Nemukei Yosef (Moed Katan 1a s.v. Gemara). On the other extreme, the Rashbam (Pesachim 118a s.v. kol) and Yereyim (Mitzvah no. 304) hold that melacha on Chol HaMoed is forbidden by the Torah. Several statements of Chazal indicate this position including Chagiga 18a and Moed Katan 11b. However, Tosfot answer that these Gemaras mean that there is an allusion in the pasuk to the prohibition.<br /> | ||
The Ramban (Moed Katan 2a s.v. od ani) and Rashba (cited by Maggid Mishna Yom Tov 7:1) arbitrate between these two positions and consider melacha on Chol HaMoed from the Torah’s perspective to be dependent solely on whether the melacha is necessary for the holiday. If it is necessary for the holiday, then the melacha is permitted from the Torah and, if not, it is forbidden. The Bach 530:1 supports such an explanation based on the pesukim. On Yom Tov the Torah forbids “melechet avoda” (Vayikra 23:8) and Rashi explains this to mean that one is prohibited to perform even work that will cause one to experience a loss if not done today. The Torat Kohanim (Emor 12:5) states that the prohibition of “melechet avoda” does not apply to Chol HaMoed; therefore, concludes the Bach, it is biblically permitted to do a melacha for the need of the holiday.<br /> | |||
In a similar vein, Rav Sobolofsky (“[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/811776/Rabbi_Zvi_Sobolofsky/Issur_Melacha_On_Chol_Hamoed Issur Melacha on Chol HaMoed],” min 12-15) explained based on the Ritva (Moed Katan 13a s.v. elah) that the primary principle underlying the laws of Chol HaMoed is that one should enjoy the holiday. Thus, activities that further this purpose are permitted, while those which hinder this goal, especially ones that involve excessive effort, are forbidden. <br /> | |||
The Sefer HaChinuch (n. 323) explains that the determination of which melachot are biblically forbidden is left in the hands of the rabbis. </ref> | |||
According to Sephardim, the halacha is that work on Chol HaMoed is a Rabbinic prohibition. <ref> Yalkut Yosef (Moadim pg 504) writes that one may be lenient like Shulchan Aruch and if there’s a safek one can be lenient as it’s only derabbanan. </ref> | |||
===Tircha without Melacha=== | ===Tircha without Melacha=== | ||
# A strenuous activity (one that involves exertion) is forbidden even if it doesn’t involve any Melacha. <Ref> S”A 535:1 writes that one may not move homes on Chol HaMoed. Mishna Brurah 535:1 explains that it’s forbidden because of the tircha (exertion) involved. </ref> | # A strenuous activity (one that involves exertion) is forbidden even if it doesn’t involve any Melacha. <Ref> S”A 535:1 writes that one may not move homes on Chol HaMoed. Mishna Brurah 535:1 explains that it’s forbidden because of the tircha (exertion) involved. </ref> | ||
