Holidays · Orach Chaim 543

Tisha B'Av — Additional Restrictions

6 questions · 14 opinions

Is it forbidden to ask a non-Jew to perform work on Chol HaMoed that would be forbidden for a Jew to do?

1 opinions

General Prohibition

Is it permitted for a non-Jew to build a Jewish house on Chol HaMoed under a contract agreed before the holiday?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Contracted Work

May one hire a non-Jew as a day-laborer (shomer shabbat-style) to work after Chol HaMoed, with the understanding that he will complete the work after the holiday?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Day Labor After Holiday

Is it forbidden to ask a non-Jew to perform work on Chol HaMoed if the work is necessary for a mitzva?

2 opinions

Mitzva Necessity

If the Jew does not explicitly measure, weigh, or count, is the non-Jew's independent action on Chol HaMoed forbidden?

1 opinions

Absence of Instruction

May a gentile who is not on Shabbat restrictions (e.g., a permanent resident non-Jew) be permitted to do work that would be forbidden if done by a Jew on Chol HaMoed?

1 opinions

Resident vs. Hired