the 'intermediate' (2nd or 3rd through 6th or 7th) days of Pesach (Passover) & Sukos (Tabernacles), on which creative labor is banned to a lesser extent than on, e.g., day 1
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Someone who keeps one day Yom Tov Cooking on Chol HaMoed for someone else's Yom Tov Sheini
It says in SA OC Siman 539 Sif 11 (in the Rema) that one may buy things on Chol HaMoed that are needed for the Yom Tov Sheini (of the last days of Yom Tov), which is rabbinic in nature for those ...
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Proof from Mishneh that Hilchos Chol HaMoed is M'd'rabbanan
If one looks into the Tur and Beis Yosef at the beginning of Hilchos Chol HaMoed in Simana 630 you will find a big maklokes rishonim if malacha on Chol HaMoed is an issur d'oraisa, d'rabbanan, or ...
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Besamim Motzei Shabbos Chol HaMoed
Update: After speaking to the person who originally asked the shailo I have since updated the question to reflect what their original kavana was.
When Yom Tov comes out Motzei Shabbos when we make ...
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Bracha on Hallal Chol HaMoed Pesach (in regards to Sephardim)
I know that according to the psak of the Shulchan Aruch the Sephardim (among others -- The Gra, many Kehillas in Yerushalayim including Chassidei Karlin, Chassidei Biyan I think, and Chassidei Chabad ...
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May I let my web browser save my browsing session during Chol Hamoed?
To save electricity, I like to shut down my computer every night. First, I quit my Web browser.
My Web browser is set up so that, when I quit, it automatically saves my session: a list of open tabs ...
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May I vote Stack Exchange answers up or down during Chol Hamoed?
Stack Exchange websites, such as Mi Yodeya, include a "voting" feature. They let me click an "up arrow" icon to indicate that a post is useful, or a "down arrow" icon to indicate that it's not useful.
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Davar Ha'avad on Chol HaMoed — Loss coming later
It says in SA OC Siman 537 that one is allowed to do a malacha on chol hamoed if it's a "davar ha'aved". That is to say if the person doesn't do the malacha now it will come to a loss ("hefsed".)
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Panim Chadashos on Chol HaMoed
It says in SA EH Siman 62 Sif 8 that there are those who say that you don't need Panim Chadashos (new people) at a Sheva Brachos on Shabbos or Yom Tov (Rishon V'Sheini), since the day itself (in both ...
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Cooking on Chol HaMoed for after the Moed
A theoretical shailo. One who is making a bris the day after shmini etzeres on isro chag (in eretz yisrael) and will have limited time to cook may they prepare the food already on chol hamoed for ...
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Shaving vs. Hair cutting on Chol Hamoed
In the Shulchan Aruch, 531:2, the text reads אין מגלחין במועד and then continues to have a discussion about whether one can be מגלח, a word I learned to be "shave." It also later (in s"k 5) it reads ...
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Sharpening Shechita Knife on Chol HaMoaed
May one that is learning Hilchos Shechita sharpen the knife that he uses for shechitah on chol hamoed for the purpose of practicing how to sharpen it and make sure it's kosher for shechitah (and not ...
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Counting Sheloshim for a chol hamoed death
How long is the shloshim observed for a death which occurs during chol hamoed Pesach? Does one observe a full thirty days started from the funeral or is it shortened because of the chag?
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Deliberately planning to do work for the community on Chol HaMoed: Is it allowed?
We are setting up a new (money) Gemach. To register as a charity, a bank account is now needed. We were told of this on Thursday around noon. We were unable (too busy getting ready for Yom Tov) to get ...
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Shaving on Chol Hamoed
May a man shave his beard in a kosher manner on Chol Hamoed?
(Sefira considerations aside)
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Special haftara blessing on Shabbat Chol Hamo'ed Sukkot
At least as far as the instructions in the Artscroll Siddur go, the after-blessing for the haftara on Shabbat Chol Hamo'ed Sukkot makes reference to both Shabbat and the "Chag Hasukkot" ("the Festival ...
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Do we say a mitzvah bracha before reading Kohelet? What about other (non-Purim) megillot?
I had been under the impression that for all five of the megillot you say a bracha before the reading, and this is the practice I've observed. When preparing for Shabbat chol hamoed Sukkot this year ...
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Taking down Sukkah decorations before the end of holiday
I know that if I am going to be traveling during Chol Ha'Moed, I know that I can not halachically take down my Sukkah or the Schach early. Does the same prohibition apply to the decorations?
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Shabbos Chol HaMoed / Shabbos Yom Tov
Why is Kabbolas Shabbos shortened on Shabbos Chol HaMoed / Shabbos Yom Tov?
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Sefira Restrictions During Chol Hamoed Pesach
For those who hold sefira from the first day until the thirty-third, are the restrictions in effect during chol hamoed? While you are not allowed to cut your hair even during chol hamoed Succos, can ...
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answering questions on mi.yodeya on Chol Hamoed [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Typing on Chol Hamoed
Is answering questions on mi.yodeya.com considered working therby making it assur to go on the website on chol hamod
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May one put cut flowers in a vase of water on Chol HaMoed?
I know certain agricultural activities are prohibited on Chol HaMoed -- it's not the recommended time to do gardening or lawn-mowing (if there's sudden pressing need, talk with your rabbi). What about ...
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Cutting Nails on Chol Hamoed
Is one allowed to cut nails on Chol Hamoed? what about if it's also erev yom tov (like today)?
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Self-study writing a davar avid?
If I am teaching myself a foreign language as a leisure activity, may I write in a workbook on chol hamoed, for the purpose of retaining my knowledge? If I haven't begun, may I start the new language ...
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May a woman shave her legs on Chol hamoed?
The Shulchan Aruch tell us that one may not shave on Chol Hamoed (Orach Chaim 531:2). Does this prohibition apply to women as well? Is a woman allowed to shave her legs on chol hamoed?
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Typing on Chol Hamoed
Is typing allowed on Chol Hamoed? Does it make a difference if whatever is typed will be printed afterwards?
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Shir Hashirim on Shabbos Chol Hamoed
Why is it we read Shir Hashirim on Shabbbos Chol Hamoed Pesach?
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Shopping on Chol Hamoed
Shopping is forbidden on Yom Tov, so there's also presumably a prohibition on it on Chol Hamoed. What are the parameters within which it's permitted on Chol Hamoed?
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Should I wear tefillin during Chol HaMoed?
If I don't have a known family minhag regarding this, how should I decide whether to wear tefillin during Chol HaMoed? Which communities generally follow each option, and what are the reasons behind ...
