Daily Halacha with Rabbi Raymond Haber

Why we fast on the 17th of tammuz. All must fast. Dopregnant and nursing women have to fast.

When hearing of relatives passing on shabbat the shabbat lcounts as the 1st day. The holidays only count as seven days for someone who started mourning before the holiday, not towards the 30 rule of שמועה רחוקה. One is obligated to fast on the four fast days.

When the holiday breaks this 7 day mourning one may wash before the holiday but should not wear the Carmen's until the beginning of the holiday showering should only be done on the holiday and some say it could be done right before the holiday. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are Considered holidays for the breaking of the morning. Various calculations of how the holidays count towards of 30 day mourn...

If the 7 days finished even on the end of day 7 the holiday breaks the 30 day morning. The holiday can only break the 30 day morning for other relative like siblings but not for parents

Even though the mourners don't publicly observed morning on the holiday people come to visit them and comfort them therefore they are not obligated to come visit after the holiday since they already visited during the holiday. If somebody passed away before the holiday and they started observing the morning before the holiday then the start of the holiday breaks the morning Of the 7 days and the 3...

When we postpone morning on the holiday it's only public morning but morning in private is observed on the holiday. Public mourning is not observed on the holiday however the laws of aninoot apply on the holiday based on whether a burial is taking place or not.

All burial needs and funeral needs may be doneas needed on the holiday. Graves are not dug in preparation only when needed. we don't pull out grass in the cemetery on the Holiday. After a burial on holiday the 7 days of mourning do not begin immediately but are postponed until after the holiday. The last day of the holiday in places that have two days of holiday count towards the completion of the...

Although it's forbidden to eulogize people who passed away on 30 days for the holiday within the 30 days close to the holiday someone who just heard about the passing of his relative within the 30 days may eulogize him very the custom of making a eulogy at the end of the year of mourning is permitted even within 30 days from the holiday. Ripping clothes is only done for relatives for whom one is o...

It is permitted to make a meal to celebrate a circumcision or the redemption of the 1st born on the holiday. A woman can do cosmetic procedures on the holiday if they will be finished during the holiday Eulogies and fasting are forbidden on holiday.

It is forbidden to get married on the holiday betrothal is permitted without a meal. dancing is permitted One may remarry his ex wife It is permitted to get married on the Eve of the holiday.

One who is giving a response or is permitted to make a copy 1 may take notes during his learning so he doesn't forget The court's judge monetary and capital cases

Promise every notes may not be written unless one does not trust the borrower or if the scribe does not have what to eat. Whatever may be written can be read in the normal way what can't be written may not be written even in an unusual manner

When is to permitted to write down is expenses and accounts. It is also permitted to write legal documents for public benefit.

A person can write Tefillin for personal use on the holiday and can makes Sisit for personal use on the holiday. if he doesn't have what to eat he could for others as well

It's forbidden to write on hol hamoed even to correct one letter from a sefer Torah. If they need it for public reading it can be fixed on hol hamoed.

One may give work to a non Jewish contractor on hol hamoed to be done after the holiday as long as he doesn't measure or ount like he does on a weekday. Certain in public projects can be done on hol hamoed . Laws of fixing public water supply

Call work can be done by your worker who doesn't have food to eat even for pay for that can't be done by a jew may not be done by a non Jew. Contracting work

Even permitted work can only be done for free not for pay

Weaving the webbing of all time beds was permitted however creating the strings is forbidden. One can rub linen garments together in order to whiten them but it's forbidden to press the sleeves in order to make a crease it's permitted to iron clothings to make them smooth It's forbidden to so torn clothing on holiday Sewing for the holiday is permitted unprofessionally professionally it's forbidde...

It is permitted to dress a millstone and 10 to all its needs on the holiday. It's permitted to weave nets for fishing and a unprofessional manner

It's permitted to remove a clump of dirt from the floor of the house One is permitted to flatten a roof with your hand or with a foot Not with a tool hinges and all door hardware and parts can be fixed even professionally because if not fixed thieves could come. One can make an animal trough in an unprofessional manner similarly 1 could make a bench in an unprofessional manner

Lending money with interest is a question if it's considered business therefore to regular customers who might go elsewhere it's permitted to new customers one must spend some of the profits on the holiday. Money changing is business. Building any sort of building is forbidden unless it's to Prevent a loss like the wall of the house or the wall of the Courtyard.

One cannot work hard gathering a found object like fish lying on the side of the river very. Lending money on condition that if not paid back you'll take possession of an item. Taking wine as payment for a debt from a non Jew is permitted. It's permitted to buy wine at harvest time for the year because it's cheaper then.

Merchandise which if not sold can lead to a loss of principal may be sold on holiday. However for a loss of profit it may not be sold. In such a case if one spends some of the money for the holiday it is permitted. Something not readily available after the holiday, or more expensive after may be bought on the holiday.

i sellers console that was publicly fruit sellers and clothing sellers can sell it for the holiday privately lying and selling of houses animals and slaves is only permitted for the holiday