{"id":9403,"date":"2000-12-11T00:18:28","date_gmt":"2000-12-10T22:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=9403"},"modified":"2019-05-15T12:43:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T09:43:05","slug":"12-11-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/","title":{"rendered":"18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just as on Shabbat the Sages prohibited a Jew from asking a non-Jew to do melakha<\/em> for him, so too on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed <\/em>they prohibited a Jew from asking a non-Jew to do melakha<\/em> for him that he would not be allowed to do himself (SA 543:1; MB ad loc. <\/em>1). This is the case even if the Jew anticipates that if he does not hire the non-Jew to do the work on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>, he will have to pay him more after \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>, for the permissibility of preventing a loss applies only when one would lose something that he already has (\u1e24ayei Adam<\/em>, Yom Tov, 106:12; MB ad loc.<\/em> 2).<\/p>\n

One may ask a non-Jew to do melakha<\/em> that a Jew may do \u2013 i.e., labor that is unskilled or undertaken with a shinui<\/em>. An example would be sewing clothing for the festival (sections 7-8 above). If the non-Jew wants to do the work in his usual professional manner, he does not have to be asked not to do so (see SSK ch. 68 n. 137). Similarly, if a non-Jew decides on his own to do melakha<\/em> for a Jew on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>, the Jew may benefit from it (Piskei Tosafot<\/em>; Kaf Ha-\u1e25ayim<\/em> 543:5).<\/p>\n

Even though a Jew may not ask a non-Jew to do work for him which is prohibited on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>, it is permissible if it will lead to a mitzva being performed on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>. Therefore, a non-Jew may be asked to finish building a synagogue so Jews may pray there (MB 543:1; SHT 544:10).[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

One may give a non-Jew work before the festival, on two conditions: 1) The non-Jew is working for himself \u2013 for example, he works as a contractor who is paid by the job (not by the hour), and he decides when he will do the work. Alternatively, the non-Jew shares in the profits of the work, so he is working for his own benefit. 2) It must not be work that is normally paid by the hour, so that no one will suspect the Jew of hiring the non-Jew to work on the festival. Since buildings today are normally built by contractors, it is permissible for a non-Jew to continue building a house for a Jew on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em> (SA 543:2; BHL 244:1 s.v. \u201co liktzor\u201d).<\/p>\n

If there is merchandise that a Jew may not buy on the festival, he may not ask a non-Jew to purchase it on his behalf either, even if he makes the request before the festival (BHL 539:1 s.v. \u201cbein liknot\u201d). However, one may tell a non-Jew, \u201cYou should buy it for yourself. I will buy it from you later, and you will make a profit.\u201d One may even lend the non-Jew money to do so (SA 307:3; MB ad loc. <\/em>13; SSK 68:34).<\/p>\n

On \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>, a Jew may give a non-Jew work to do if he makes it conditional upon the work being done after \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>. The Jew may not weigh, measure, or count the items which he is leaving with the non-Jew, because that is a weekday activity. If the non-Jew later ignores the terms and does the work on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>, the Jew does not have to object, since he explicitly requested that he do the work after the festival (SA and Rema 543:3).<\/p>\n

Some say that a Jew may not cook or do other melakhot<\/em> on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em> for a non-Jew, as all the melakhot<\/em> permitted on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em> are permitted for the sake of enjoying the festival. Since a non-Jew has no mitzva to enjoy the festival, a Jew may not do any melakha<\/em> for him (\u1e24ayei Adam<\/em> 106:11). Others allow it (see Shevet Ha-Levi<\/em> 8:124:2). In practice, when there is a great need, such as to sanctify God\u2019s name or prevent animosity, those melakhot<\/em> may be done for a non-Jew on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em> (see SSK 68:37 and Har\u1e25avot<\/em> here).<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n[12]<\/a>. On Shabbat, a shvut di-shvut<\/em> is permitted for a mitzva need (Peninei Halakha: Shabbat<\/em> 9:11). Both according to those who say that doing melakha<\/em> on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em> is rabbinic, as well as according to those who say that anything which is for the sake of the festival is prohibited only on the rabbinic level (as do Ramban and those who follow him), this case is a shvut di-shvut<\/em> for the sake of a mitzva. Those who maintain that the prohibition is on the Torah level can still rely upon the opinion of \u00a0Ha-itur<\/em>, that even a single shvut<\/em> may be transgressed for the sake of a mitzva. True, on Shabbat we rely upon Ha-itur<\/em> only in times of pressing need. But on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>, when some say that the entire prohibition of melakha<\/em> is rabbinic, this opinion may be relied upon (Pri Megadim<\/em>, Eshel Avraham<\/em> 543:1).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just as on Shabbat the Sages prohibited a Jew from asking a non-Jew to do melakha for him, so too on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed they prohibited a Jew from asking a non-Jew to do melakha for him that he would not be allowed to do himself (SA 543:1; MB ad loc. 1). This is the case […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-12-11"],"yoast_head":"\n18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed - Peninei Halakha<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed - Peninei Halakha\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Just as on Shabbat the Sages prohibited a Jew from asking a non-Jew to do melakha for him, so too on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed they prohibited a Jew from asking a non-Jew to do melakha for him that he would not be allowed to do himself (SA 543:1; MB ad loc. 1). This is the case […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Peninei Halakha\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2000-12-10T22:18:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-05-15T09:43:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/12-11-18\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/12-11-18\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8822293bfa4f7cd35b44a3c311851b63\"},\"headline\":\"18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed\",\"datePublished\":\"2000-12-10T22:18:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-05-15T09:43:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/12-11-18\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":802,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"11 - Melakha on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/12-11-18\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/12-11-18\\\/\",\"name\":\"18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed - Peninei Halakha\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2000-12-10T22:18:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-05-15T09:43:05+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/12-11-18\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/12-11-18\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/12-11-18\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u05d3\u05e3 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Peninei Halakha\",\"description\":\"HaRav Eliezer Melamed\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Peninei Halakha\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/logo-ph-.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/logo-ph-.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":64,\"caption\":\"Peninei Halakha\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8822293bfa4f7cd35b44a3c311851b63\",\"name\":\"\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4839847e1f630d0e0f5d54879b51b427c551b51611b74d6558e54ff6e69ce498?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4839847e1f630d0e0f5d54879b51b427c551b51611b74d6558e54ff6e69ce498?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4839847e1f630d0e0f5d54879b51b427c551b51611b74d6558e54ff6e69ce498?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ph.yhb.org.il\\\/en\\\/author\\\/shlomit12\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed - Peninei Halakha","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed - Peninei Halakha","og_description":"Just as on Shabbat the Sages prohibited a Jew from asking a non-Jew to do melakha for him, so too on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed they prohibited a Jew from asking a non-Jew to do melakha for him that he would not be allowed to do himself (SA 543:1; MB ad loc. 1). This is the case […]","og_url":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/","og_site_name":"Peninei Halakha","article_published_time":"2000-12-10T22:18:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-05-15T09:43:05+00:00","author":"\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/"},"author":{"name":"\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8","@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8822293bfa4f7cd35b44a3c311851b63"},"headline":"18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed","datePublished":"2000-12-10T22:18:28+00:00","dateModified":"2019-05-15T09:43:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/"},"wordCount":802,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/#organization"},"articleSection":["11 - Melakha on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/","url":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/","name":"18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed - Peninei Halakha","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2000-12-10T22:18:28+00:00","dateModified":"2019-05-15T09:43:05+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-11-18\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u05d3\u05e3 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea","item":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"18. Jews and Non-Jews on \u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/","name":"Peninei Halakha","description":"HaRav Eliezer Melamed","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/#organization","name":"Peninei Halakha","url":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/logo-ph-.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/logo-ph-.png","width":300,"height":64,"caption":"Peninei Halakha"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8822293bfa4f7cd35b44a3c311851b63","name":"\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4839847e1f630d0e0f5d54879b51b427c551b51611b74d6558e54ff6e69ce498?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4839847e1f630d0e0f5d54879b51b427c551b51611b74d6558e54ff6e69ce498?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4839847e1f630d0e0f5d54879b51b427c551b51611b74d6558e54ff6e69ce498?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8"},"url":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/author\/shlomit12\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}