DafQuiz Moed Katan Daf 12

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by Rabbi Yehoshua Berman

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Regarding non-Jews doing a conspicuous, paid-by-the-job job for a Jew... *

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Within the techum (2,000 amos from the city limits) it is forbidden no matter what whether on Shabbos, Yomtov, or Chol HaMoed

Outside of the techum it is permissible on Yomtov even if there is another city nearby because people don't go out much on Yomtov

Outside of the techum on Chol HaMoed it is permissible so long as there is no other city nearby

Outside of the techum on Shabbos it is permissible even if there is another city nearby because people from a different city are not inclined to suspect someone they don't know of violating Shabbos

Non-Jews built a house for Mar Zutra brei d'Rav Nachman outside of the techum on Shabbos (etc.) in a way that was permissible, yet Rav Safra and Rav Huna bar Chinena would not go into that house, and some say that even Mar Zutra himself did not go into that house, according to one opinion because Mar Zutra was an adam chashuv (significant Torah personality)

According to the other opinion, the reason why they would not enter the house is that Mar Zutra assisted the builders by providing them with straw which made it that what happened was actually forbidden

Non-Jewish waiters of the Reish Galusa are allowed to fix broken tables on Chol HaMoed even if they are getting paid money for their work since the tables are used for eating

It is permissible to verbally negotiate a work contract on Chol HaMoed that will commence after Chol HaMoed so long as it does not entail any normal measuring, weighing, or counting

Whatever a Jew is allowed to do on Chol HaMoed he is allowed to tell a non-Jew to do for him on Chol HaMoed

Whatever a Jew is not allowed to do on Chol HaMoed he may not directly tell a non-Jew to do it for him but he can make it obvious what he wants the non-Jew to do without clearly spelling it out, even if it's something like building a house

Correct

Incorrect

Within the techum (2,000 amos from the city limits) it is forbidden no matter what whether on Shabbos, Yomtov, or Chol HaMoed

Outside of the techum it is permissible on Yomtov even if there is another city nearby because people don't go out much on Yomtov

Outside of the techum on Chol HaMoed it is permissible so long as there is no other city nearby

Outside of the techum on Shabbos it is permissible even if there is another city nearby because people from a different city are not inclined to suspect someone they don't know of violating Shabbos

Non-Jewish waiters of the Reish Galusa are allowed to fix broken tables on Chol HaMoed even if they are getting paid money for their work since the tables are used for eating

It is permissible to verbally negotiate a work contract on Chol HaMoed that will commence after Chol HaMoed so long as it does not entail any normal measuring, weighing, or counting

Whatever a Jew is allowed to do on Chol HaMoed he is allowed to tell a non-Jew to do for him on Chol HaMoed

Regarding the various halachos that have to do with animals, on which one of the following halachos does Rebbi add the qualifying statement, "On Shabbos as a favor for free, on Yomtov in exchange for food, and on Chol HaMoed in exchange for pay"? *

10 points

It is forbidden to actively mate animals on Chol HaMoed, but Rabi Yehuda holds that for a female donkey that is demonstrating that she wants to mate it is permissible to actively make a male mate with her so that she should not become cold

For all animals, it is permissible to place them in a pen on Chol HaMoed and if they mate on their own that is permissible

If a non-Jewish shepherd, of his own accord, brought his animals to a Jews' field on Shabbos, Yomtov, or Chol HaMoed and the field is getting fertilized from the animals' droppings that is permissible so long as one does not assist the shepherd in any way

If the non-Jewish shepherd is already hired on a weekly, monthly, yearly, or seven-year basis to bring his animals to fertilize the Jews' fields then it is even permissible to assist him

It is forbidden to bring animals onto one's field on Chol HaMoed so that they will leave their droppings on it and thus fertilize it

Rabi Yosi is the one who said that if a person turned over his olives for pressing before the Chag and then something beyond his control prevented him from pressing them before the Chag, that he is allowed to complete the entire pressing process on Chol HaMoed, including putting the oil into a barrel and sealing it with a cover. Does Rabi Yosi's heter apply to wine and beer as well (to prevent a loss)? *

10 points

Yes

It's a machlokes

It depends. In a location where wine and beer are in abundance, it is forbidden; but in a location where beer and wine are not in abundance, it is permissible.

"The halachos of Chol HaMoed are similar to the way Kusim keep mitzvos in that they are 'barren' and cannot necessarily be learned out one from the other." What machlokes does the Gemara cite as an example of this rule? *

10 points

Rav holds that it is permissible to cut down a tree on Chol HaMoed even if one only needs the sawdust, whereas Abayei said a curse should befall anyone who does such a thing

Shmuel allows sealing jugs with tar on Chol HaMoed but not barrels because he holds the main thing is to not allow too much tircha, whereas Rav Dimi of Nehardaa allows sealing barrels with tar on Chol HaMoed but not jugs because he holds the main thing is if there is a significant potential loss involved

Rav allowed for his field to be harvested on Chol HaMoed because he had nothing to eat, whereas Shmuel was upset because he holds that an adam chashuv has to be machmir about such a thing

In what way is "he does not have what to eat" more of a heter than davar ha'aveid (to prevent a loss)? *

10 points

To prevent a loss it is permissible to harvest and thresh so long as he does not use cows to help with the thresing, whereas if he does not have what to eat he is even allowed to use cows to help with the threshing

To prevent a loss it is permissible to harvest, etc. but not if he is an adam chashuv, whereas if he does not have what to eat than it is permissible even if he is an adam chashuv

Regarding preventing a loss, it is a machlokes if it is permissible to do a melacha such as harvesting which is with something connected to the ground, but if he does not have what to eat than everyone agrees that he is allowed to do even harvesting

If one already has enough beer for the whole Chag, is he allowed to make new beer and drink that new beer during the Chag so that he'll have the old beer to drink after the Chag? *

10 points

It's a machlokes whether or not this is allowed

Yes

One year, Rabi Yanai made all the fruits of his orchard hefker. Why did he do that? *

10 points

A non-Jew harvested his fruits on Chol HaMoed. Even though it was without his knowledge, he did not want to benefit from melacha done on Chol HaMoed.

That year everyone harvested their orchards during Chol HaMoed because they saw Rabi Yanai harvesting his orchard the previous year on Chol HaMoed. Even though Rabi Yanai only did that because the fruits were ripe and would have gone bad had he not harvested them, he felt that it was his fault that everyone violated Chol HaMoed the following year.

If he is an avel for the second time in a row (e.g. one of his relatives died, and then right after that shiva, another one of his relatives died)

If someone deliberately planned to take care of a davar ha'aveid on Chol HaMoed, what is the halacha? *

10 points

He is not allowed to do it but someone else can do it for him

He is only allowed to do it if it is in a place where no-one can see what he's doing

It may not be done and he must suffer the loss

The Braisa says that if one has produce that needs to be brought in so that it will not get stolen, as long as he did not deliberately plan to take care of this on Chol HaMoed, he is allowed to bring them but he must do so in a private, quiet manner. What important qualification to this rule from the story of Rav Yosef's beams? *

10 points

That if one does not take care of the davar ha'aveid in a private, quiet way, he will not see any bracha from it

That if it is something that one could theoretically benefit from on Chol HaMoed, it is permissible to take care of the davar ha'aveid even in public

That if the davar ha'aveid is something that taking care of it during the nighttime would require more people, torches, etc. such that it would draw more attention than if done by daytime, then it should be done by daytime

If one needs flour or firewood on Chol HaMoed, can he grind grain or cut down branches in a way that there might be some left over for after the Chag? *

10 points

If his intention is only for the Chag, but he happened to do enough that there's also left over for after the Chag, that is permissible according to all opinions

If he has a relative or neighbor who also needs flour/firewood for the Chag, then it is permissible even if he doesn't actually give it to them since theoretically it is all usable on the Chag

He is not allowed to have any leftover for after the Chag so he will have to invite more guests to use it all up during the Chag.

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