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Chol HaMoed Activities

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Is buying and selling merchandise (pragmatia) on Chol HaMoed forbidden?

2 opinions

Is one permitted to collect a loan (on Chol HaMoed) from a fellow Jew or from a Gentile?

1 opinions

Loan Collection

If one sold merchandise before Chol HaMoed, may one collect payment during Chol HaMoed?

2 opinions

Deferred Merchandise Sales

May one sell merchandise during Chol HaMoed if doing so prevents financial loss of principal?

2 opinions

Loss Prevention

Is it permitted to buy or sell goods that are not ordinarily available after Chol HaMoed, such as ships or merchants in transit?

3 opinions

Temporary Supply

Is one permitted to gather items found on Chol HaMoed, such as fish washed ashore, for preservation?

1 opinions

Labor Prohibition

Is it permitted to lend an object or merchandise on condition that if repayment is not made after eight days, the collateral becomes the lender's property?

2 opinions

Conditional Loans with Colla…

May a Jew accept wine from a non-Jew during Chol HaMoed if the non-Jew offers it in repayment of a loan obligation?

1 opinions

Accepting Repayment

May one purchase wine at harvest time during Chol HaMoed if it will not be available after the holiday?

2 opinions

Seasonal Purchasing

May spice merchants, produce sellers, and other dealers in perishable goods operate openly during Chol HaMoed?

1 opinions

Perishable Goods

How may dealers in fruits, clothing, and implements sell discreetly during Chol HaMoed while maintaining appearances?

3 opinions

Non-Perishable Goods

May one purchase houses, stones, slaves, and animals during Chol HaMoed?

2 opinions

Major Acquisitions

May one lend to a non-Jew with interest on Chol HaMoed, or accept interest from such a loan?

2 opinions

Non-Jewish Loans

Is money-lending with fixed exchange rates (shulchaniyot) and currency exchange forbidden on Chol HaMoed?

1 opinions

Currency Exchange