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==The five reasons which permit melacha== | ==The five reasons which permit melacha== | ||
# Melacha on Chol HaMoed is forbidden just like Yom Tov, however, there are five major leniencies to permit Melacha on Chol HaMoed which are: 1) Tzorech HaMoed(work done for work a need for the holiday), 2) Tzorech Ochel Nefesh (work to prepare food), 3) Tzarchi Rabim (work needed for communal purpose), 4) Dvar HaAved (work done to avoid a loss), 5) Poel Shein Lo Mah Yochal (work done by a laborer who doesn’t have food to eat). <Ref> Tur writes that all of the melachas of [[Shabbat]] and Yom Tov apply to Chol | # Melacha on Chol HaMoed is forbidden just like Yom Tov, however, there are five major leniencies to permit Melacha on Chol HaMoed which are: 1) Tzorech HaMoed(work done for work a need for the holiday), 2) Tzorech Ochel Nefesh (work to prepare food), 3) Tzarchi Rabim (work needed for communal purpose), 4) Dvar HaAved (work done to avoid a loss), 5) Poel Shein Lo Mah Yochal (work done by a laborer who doesn’t have food to eat). <Ref> Tur 530 writes that all of the melachas of [[Shabbat]] and [[Yom Tov]] apply to Chol HaMoed with five reasons to permit Melacha. This is codified by Biur HaGra 530:1 and Mishna Brurah 530:1. </ref> | ||
===Chart of the five reasons=== | ===Chart of the five reasons=== | ||
<table width="700" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tr> <td><span class="style5"> </span></td> <td><span class="style5"> Need of the holiday (Tzorech hamoed ) </span></td> <td><span class="style5"> Making Food (Ochel Nefesh) </span></td> <td><span class="style5"> Communal need (Tzarechei Rabbim) </span></td> <td><span class="style5"> Financial loss (Dvar HaAved) </span></td> <td><span class="style5"> A very poor worker (Poel Shein Lo Mah Yochal) </span></td> | <table width="700" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tr> <td><span class="style5"> </span></td> <td><span class="style5"> Need of the holiday (Tzorech hamoed ) </span></td> <td><span class="style5"> Making Food (Ochel Nefesh) </span></td> <td><span class="style5"> Communal need (Tzarechei Rabbim) </span></td> <td><span class="style5"> Financial loss (Dvar HaAved) </span></td> <td><span class="style5"> A very poor worker (Poel Shein Lo Mah Yochal) </span></td> | ||
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==Tzorech HaMoed== | ==Tzorech HaMoed== | ||
# Work is permitted for Tzorech HaMoed meaning that unskilled work is permitted if done for a need for the holiday. However, skilled work is forbidden even for a need of the holiday. <ref> Mishna Brurah 540:1 </ref> | # Work is permitted for Tzorech HaMoed meaning that unskilled work is permitted if done for a need for the holiday. However, skilled work is forbidden even for a need of the holiday. <ref> S"A 540:1, Mishna Brurah 540:1, Biur HaGra 530:1 </ref> | ||
# Tzorech HaMoed is only permitted if the work entails no tircha (exertion) <ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 66:38 based on Mishna Brurah 540:7. | # Tzorech HaMoed is only permitted if the work entails no 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 מעשה 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> | ||
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 מעשה 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> | ||
===What’s called a holiday “need”?=== | ===What’s called a holiday “need”?=== | ||
