May one sell merchandise during Chol HaMoed if doing so prevents financial loss of principal?
Synopsis
Sales to prevent loss of capital are permitted; additionally, sales generating profit for festival celebration may also be allowed.
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Is buying and selling merchandise (pragmatia) on Chol HaMoed forbidden?
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Is one permitted to collect a loan (on Chol HaMoed) from a fellow Jew or from a Gentile?
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If one sold merchandise before Chol HaMoed, may one collect payment during Chol HaMoed?
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Is it permitted to buy or sell goods that are not ordinarily available after Chol HaMoed, such as ships or merchants in transit?
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Is one permitted to gather items found on Chol HaMoed, such as fish washed ashore, for preservation?
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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?
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May a Jew accept wine from a non-Jew during Chol HaMoed if the non-Jew offers it in repayment of a loan obligation?
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May one purchase wine at harvest time during Chol HaMoed if it will not be available after the holiday?
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