Holidays · Orach Chaim 533
Ta'anit Bechorot — Fast of the Firstborn
9 questions · 24 opinions
Is it permitted to perform labor (such as grinding flour, cutting wood, or making mead) on Chol HaMoed if it is for a holiday need?
4 opinions across 2 eras
Holiday NeedMay one intentionally over-produce (such as grinding excess flour or making excess mead) beyond what is needed for the holiday?
3 opinions across 2 eras
Circumvention and Excess Pro…If one has old flour or old mead at home, is it permitted to grind or make new flour/mead, claiming the new batch is for holiday use?
3 opinions across 2 eras
Replacement and PreferenceIf one already has bread at home, is it permitted to grind flour and bake fresh bread on Chol HaMoed?
2 opinions across 2 eras
Fresh Bread BakingIs it permitted to uproot flax, hops, or sesame on Chol HaMoed, and for what purposes?
2 opinions across 2 eras
Uprooting PlantsMay one collect ripened fruits on Chol HaMoed in order to eat them, and what if one fears they will rot?
3 opinions across 2 eras
Harvesting FruitsIs it permitted to catch and salt fish on Chol HaMoed, even in large quantities?
2 opinions across 2 eras
Fishing and SaltingFor professional tradespeople (such as hunters, millers, or grape-pickers), must labor for a holiday need be done in private (b'tzneya)?
3 opinions across 2 eras
Professional TradesIs it permitted to fish in public (b'farhesya) on Chol HaMoed for a tradesperson or professional fisher?
2 opinions across 2 eras
Professional Fishing