If one already has bread at home, is it permitted to grind flour and bake fresh bread on Chol HaMoed?
Synopsis
Grinding flour and baking fresh bread is permitted on Chol HaMoed even if bread already exists, because warm fresh bread is objectively superior for holiday use.
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