Does the custom not to work apply to all melachah or only certain types?
Synopsis
The Rema and Mishnah Berurah address what happens when a community's custom is to refrain from some melachot but not others. The Bach (cited in the Biur Halacha) offers a divergent view on the entire nature of the prohibition.
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