Is one permitted to gather items found on Chol HaMoed, such as fish washed ashore, for preservation?
Synopsis
Laborious gathering of found objects is forbidden unless they can be consumed during Chol HaMoed itself.
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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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May one sell merchandise during Chol HaMoed if doing so prevents financial loss of principal?
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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 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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