Are community needs permitted to be performed on Chol HaMoed?
Synopsis
Community needs such as repairing roads, removing obstacles, marking graves, and fixing mikvaot are permitted on Chol HaMoed, but this permission is limited to needs that directly serve bodily welfare.
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