May one fast for a dream (or other personal fast) on a festival day, Hol Hamoed, Rosh Hodesh, Hanukkah, Purim, or the day before Yom Kippur?
Synopsis
One who vows to fast for a dream on intermediate festival days, Rosh Hodesh, and other holidays must reschedule the fast to another day, following the same rules as fasting for a dream on Shabbat.
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