6085 – Toiling on Toil Translation?
Question
Q. See question above. So what toil is actually permitted in Chol Hamoed?
Answer
A. The general rule is that if the work provides a service needed for the holiday itself, such as running a bakery or driving a taxi etc, or if one provides another service needed for the holiday itself, it is permitted. (See Shulchan Aruch O.H. 533: 1.)
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
Reviewed by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: September 6, 2026
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