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|Professional Labor||Forbidden<ref>Mishna Brurah 530:1, Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 11) </ref>||Permitted <ref>Mishna Brurah 530:1, Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 36) </ref>||Permitted (under certain conditions)<ref>Tosfot Harosh Moed Katan 4b quoting Raavad, Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47). | |Professional Labor||Forbidden<ref>Mishna Brurah 530:1, Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 11) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Ramban (Likutim on Chol Hamoed s.v. vchen machshirin), Ritva (Moed Katan 9b s.v. oseh isha), Mishna Brurah 530:1, Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 36) </ref>||Permitted (under certain conditions)<ref>Tosfot Harosh Moed Katan 4b quoting Raavad, Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47). | ||
Sheloshim Yom Kodem HaChag (vol. 1, p. 168) writes that one may only perform melacha via professional labor for a communal need, provided that all three of these conditions are met: 1) the melakha is l'tzorekh haguf (such as fixing public roads so people don't get hurt or eating/drinking), 2) the community needs it on the holiday itself, and not after the holiday, and 3) one can complete the melakha on the holiday. If one of these conditions is absent, only maaseh hedyot (unprofessional labor) is permitted to accomplish the task (ibid). </ref>||Permitted <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 51) </ref>||Permitted <ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 540:2, 534:3</ref> | Sheloshim Yom Kodem HaChag (vol. 1, p. 168) writes that one may only perform melacha via professional labor for a communal need, provided that all three of these conditions are met: 1) the melakha is l'tzorekh haguf (such as fixing public roads so people don't get hurt or eating/drinking), 2) the community needs it on the holiday itself, and not after the holiday, and 3) one can complete the melakha on the holiday. If one of these conditions is absent, only maaseh hedyot (unprofessional labor) is permitted to accomplish the task (ibid). </ref>||Permitted <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 51) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 540:2, 534:3</ref> | ||
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|Excessive Exertion||Forbidden (see footnote for exceptions) <ref>Chol HaMoed K'Hilchato (perek bet seif 36 & footnotes). Aruch HaShulchan 540:4 forbids great exertion. Pri Megadim M”Z 540:3 permits even great exertion. (Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 66:38 adds that the pri megadim means that it’s permitted if it’s a maaseh hedyot or shinui.) See Nishmat Adam 110:1. Netivei Moed 7:2 says tzorech hamoed must be hedyot and one should still minimize the exertion. Sheloshim Yom Kodem HaChag (Chol HaMoed p. 163) writes based on Zichron Shlomo that exertion is prohibited whenever the tircha is great relative to the desired outcome. According to this approach, great exertion would be permitted for a great need, and small exertion would be permitted for a small need. But great exertion would not be permitted for a small need. However, Chol HaMoed KeHilchato (perek bet footnote 98) quotes this position of the Zichrom Shlomo and writes that the purpose of his distinction is only to explain contradictions in the poskim and cannot be used to establish new halachic principles. See Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 17). See also Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 17) </ref>||Permitted <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 36) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47) </ref>||Forbidden <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 52) </ref>||- | |Excessive Exertion||Forbidden (see footnote for exceptions)<ref>Chol HaMoed K'Hilchato (perek bet seif 36 & footnotes). Aruch HaShulchan 540:4 forbids great exertion. Pri Megadim M”Z 540:3 permits even great exertion. (Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 66:38 adds that the pri megadim means that it’s permitted if it’s a maaseh hedyot or shinui.) See Nishmat Adam 110:1. Netivei Moed 7:2 says tzorech hamoed must be hedyot and one should still minimize the exertion. Sheloshim Yom Kodem HaChag (Chol HaMoed p. 163) writes based on Zichron Shlomo that exertion is prohibited whenever the tircha is great relative to the desired outcome. According to this approach, great exertion would be permitted for a great need, and small exertion would be permitted for a small need. But great exertion would not be permitted for a small need. However, Chol HaMoed KeHilchato (perek bet footnote 98) quotes this position of the Zichrom Shlomo and writes that the purpose of his distinction is only to explain contradictions in the poskim and cannot be used to establish new halachic principles. See Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 17). See also Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 17) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Ritva (Moed Katan 8b s.v. oseh isha), Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 36) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47) </ref>||Forbidden <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 52) </ref>||- | ||
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|Work Delayed for the Holiday||Forbidden<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 61) </ref>||Permitted <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 36) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47) </ref>||Forbidden <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 61) </ref>||- | |Work Delayed for the Holiday||Forbidden<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 61) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 36) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47) </ref>||Forbidden <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 61) </ref>||- | ||
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|Paying for the Work||Forbidden<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 16) </ref>||Permitted but preferable to get a goy <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 36) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47) </ref>||Permitted <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 51) </ref>||Permitted <ref>Shulchan Aruch 540:2</ref> | |Paying for the Work||Forbidden<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 16) </ref>||Permitted but preferable to get a goy <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 36) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47) </ref>||Permitted <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 51) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Shulchan Aruch 540:2</ref> | ||
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|Working in Public||Professional - forbidden; Non-professional - permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 23); Shulchan Aruch 540 and 541 give examples of tzorech hamoed and never mention that it needs to be in private. Ramban Chidushim Moed Katan s.v. ulinyan writes that we don't find the concept of doing the melacha in private on chol hamoed except for a professional work and certain cases of selling but not non-professional work done for the need of the holiday. Shulchan Aruch OC 533:5 writes clearly that melacha for a need of the holiday when done by a professional needs to be in private. </ref>||Forbidden for uman<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 37) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47) </ref>||Forbidden <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 52) </ref>||Forbidden <ref>Mishna Brurah 534:18</ref> | |Working in Public||Professional - forbidden; Non-professional - permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 23); Shulchan Aruch 540 and 541 give examples of tzorech hamoed and never mention that it needs to be in private. Ramban Chidushim Moed Katan s.v. ulinyan writes that we don't find the concept of doing the melacha in private on chol hamoed except for a professional work and certain cases of selling but not non-professional work done for the need of the holiday. Shulchan Aruch OC 533:5 writes clearly that melacha for a need of the holiday when done by a professional needs to be in private. </ref>||Forbidden for uman<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 37) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47) </ref>||Forbidden <ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 52) </ref>||Forbidden<ref>Mishna Brurah 534:18</ref> | ||
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|Preparing for after the Holiday||Forbidden<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 18) </ref>||Forbidden<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 37) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47) </ref>||-||- | |Preparing for after the Holiday||Forbidden<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 18) </ref>||Forbidden<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 37) </ref>||Permitted<ref>Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 47) </ref>||-||- | ||
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#One may do unskilled work on Chol HaMoed for a holiday need. However, skilled work is forbidden even for a need of the holiday.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 540:1, Mishna Brurah 540:1, Biur HaGra 530:1 </ref> | #One may do unskilled work on Chol HaMoed for a holiday need. However, skilled work is forbidden even for a need of the holiday.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 540:1, Mishna Brurah 540:1, Biur HaGra 530:1 </ref> | ||
#Tzorech HaMoed is only permitted if the work | #Tzorech HaMoed is only permitted if the work doesn't entail excessive tircha (exertion).<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 66:38 based on Mishna Brurah 540:7. Aruch HaShulchan 540:4 forbids great exertion. Pri Megadim M”Z 540:3 permits even great exertion. (Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 66:38 adds that the pri megadim means that it’s permitted if it’s a maaseh hedyot or shinui.) See Nishmat Adam 110:1. Netivei Moed 7:2 says tzorech hamoed must be hedyot and one should still minimize the exertion. </ref> | ||
#It’s permitted to do an action even if it will involve violating a melacha indirectly if there’s a holiday need. For example, it’s permitted to cut branches in order to make Sachach for the [[Sukkah]] as long as one makes sure to only cut from one side of the tree. Another example, it’s permitted to wash one’s hands over grass.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 18-9), Pitchei Teshuvot 530:1 </ref> | #It’s permitted to do an action even if it will involve violating a melacha indirectly if there’s a holiday need. For example, it’s permitted to cut branches in order to make Sachach for the [[Sukkah]] as long as one makes sure to only cut from one side of the tree. Another example, it’s permitted to wash one’s hands over grass.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 18-9), Pitchei Teshuvot 530:1 </ref> | ||
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#According to some authorities, it’s never considered a Shinui if a skilled person sews with a sewing machine while others are lenient if one makes a Shinui. | #According to some authorities, it’s never considered a Shinui if a skilled person sews with a sewing machine while others are lenient if one makes a Shinui. | ||
==Preparation of | ==Preparation of Food== | ||
#It’s permissible to do melachot in order to prepare food for the holiday (from one day of Chol HaMoed to another day of Chol HaMoed or from Chol HaMoed to [[Yom Tov]]).<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 37) </ref> | #It’s permissible to do melachot in order to prepare food for the holiday (from one day of Chol HaMoed to another day of Chol HaMoed or from Chol HaMoed to [[Yom Tov]]).<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 37) </ref> | ||
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#It’s permissible to prepare food for guests even though it’s uncertain that they will come (as long as there’s a reasonable possibility).<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 37) </ref> | #It’s permissible to prepare food for guests even though it’s uncertain that they will come (as long as there’s a reasonable possibility).<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 37) </ref> | ||
==Preliminary | ==Preliminary Preparations for Food== | ||
#Preliminary preparations such as sharpening a knife or repairing a stove in order to make food for [[Yom Tov]] is permissible if one wasn’t able to fix in before [[Yom Tov]].<ref>S”A 540:7-8, Mishna Brurah 540:27 </ref> | #Preliminary preparations such as sharpening a knife or repairing a stove in order to make food for [[Yom Tov]] is permissible if one wasn’t able to fix in before [[Yom Tov]].<ref>S”A 540:7-8, Mishna Brurah 540:27 </ref> | ||
#It’s permissible to do preparations even in a skilled fashion and even if it involves excessive effort.<ref>Mishna Brurah 540:18 and 537:15, Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 39) </ref> | #It’s permissible to do preparations even in a skilled fashion and even if it involves excessive effort.<ref>Ramban (Likkutim on Chol Hamoed s.v. vchen bmachshirin), Mishna Brurah 540:18 and 537:15, Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 39). Ramban holds that machshirei ochel nefesh are permitted just like ochel nefesh, even with professional work. However, Ritva (Moed Katan 10a s.v. darash) argues that professional work, such as fixing a mill, is forbidden for machshirei ochel nefesh. Ramban permits that example even though it is professional work. </ref> | ||
#However it’s forbidden to intentionally postpone preliminary preparations from before the holiday until Chol HaMoed and if one did so, one may not work on it on Chol HaMoed.<ref>Mishna Brurah 540:27, Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 40) </ref> | #However it’s forbidden to intentionally postpone preliminary preparations from before the holiday until Chol HaMoed and if one did so, one may not work on it on Chol HaMoed.<ref>Mishna Brurah 540:27, Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 40) </ref> | ||
#One may only do work that would cause an improvement to the food itself which is true of a knife or stove, however, one may not fix a can-opener or a table as these do not enhance the food but rather these can only be fixed with unskilled work.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 40) </ref> | #One may only do work that would cause an improvement to the food itself which is true of a knife or stove, however, one may not fix a can-opener or a table as these do not enhance the food but rather these can only be fixed with unskilled work.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 40) </ref> | ||
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#A person who is already sick can go to the doctor for treatment because a treating the sickness is a physical need.<ref>S”A 532:2 writes that it is permitted to treat a sick patient on Chol HaMoed. Mishna Brurah 532:5 adds that even melachot can be performed in order to heal a person on Chol HaMoed. </ref> | #A person who is already sick can go to the doctor for treatment because a treating the sickness is a physical need.<ref>S”A 532:2 writes that it is permitted to treat a sick patient on Chol HaMoed. Mishna Brurah 532:5 adds that even melachot can be performed in order to heal a person on Chol HaMoed. </ref> | ||
#It’s permissible to treat a person’s health from illness or preventing a decline in health. However, many forbid doing work for a small ache or pain.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 45) </ref> | #It’s permissible to treat a person’s health from illness or preventing a decline in health. However, many forbid doing work for a small ache or pain.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 45) </ref> | ||
#It’s permissible to take [[medications]] on Chol haMoed.<ref>Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 45) </ref> | #It’s permissible to take [[medications]] on Chol haMoed.<ref>Rif (Moed Katan 4a), Rambam (Hilchot Yom Tov 8:15), Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 45) </ref> | ||
#Some permit a regular medical checkup, whereas others advise avoiding it on Chol HaMoed.<ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/733780/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Chol_Hamoed Rav Hershel Schachter min 29-30] holds that it’s permissible to schedule a doctor’s appointment even lechatchila and even if you planned to go on Chol HaMoed. Similarly, Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 46) quotes Rav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg and Rav Elyashiv concur and explain that just like it is permitted to do Ochel Nefesh on Chol HaMoed even if it is planned for then, it is similarly permitted to go for a checkup even if it is scheduled for Chol HaMoed. He assumes that a checkup is considered in the category of medical attention. | #Some permit a regular medical checkup, whereas others advise avoiding it on Chol HaMoed.<ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/733780/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Chol_Hamoed Rav Hershel Schachter min 29-30] holds that it’s permissible to schedule a doctor’s appointment even lechatchila and even if you planned to go on Chol HaMoed. Similarly, Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 46) quotes Rav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg and Rav Elyashiv concur and explain that just like it is permitted to do Ochel Nefesh on Chol HaMoed even if it is planned for then, it is similarly permitted to go for a checkup even if it is scheduled for Chol HaMoed. He assumes that a checkup is considered in the category of medical attention. | ||
Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 46) quotes Rav Moshe Feinstein saying that one should not have a routine checkup if it does not involve a Melacha such as drawing blood. Igrot Moshe 3:78 writes that the leniency of doing melacha for physical need on Chol HaMoed only applies if a person is in pain or is afraid that not going to the doctor will make the condition worse. However, a healthy person shouldn’t make a dentist appointment on Chol HaMoed since it involves melachot and can be done afterwards. Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 62) follows the opinion of Rav Moshe and extends it to any routine medical checkup. Furthermore, Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg. 46) quotes Rav Moshe as saying that in order not to degrade the sanctity of the holiday one shouldn’t go for a checkup even if no melacha is involved. </ref> | Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 46) quotes Rav Moshe Feinstein saying that one should not have a routine checkup if it does not involve a Melacha such as drawing blood. Igrot Moshe 3:78 writes that the leniency of doing melacha for physical need on Chol HaMoed only applies if a person is in pain or is afraid that not going to the doctor will make the condition worse. However, a healthy person shouldn’t make a dentist appointment on Chol HaMoed since it involves melachot and can be done afterwards. Hilchot Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg 62) follows the opinion of Rav Moshe and extends it to any routine medical checkup. Furthermore, Chol HaMoed Zichron Shlomo (pg. 46) quotes Rav Moshe as saying that in order not to degrade the sanctity of the holiday one shouldn’t go for a checkup even if no melacha is involved. </ref> | ||
