Does modifying the writing (shinui) make forbidden writing permitted on Chol HaMoed?
Synopsis
For any matter, if it is permitted to write, it is permitted even without modification; if it is forbidden to write, it remains forbidden even with modification; however, writing on wax tablets is permitted because it is not permanent writing.
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