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The Days In Between

On Chol HaMoed a court will destroy a man's perfectly good produce, not because the work was forbidden, but because he planned to do it on these days. The days between the ends of the festival are guarded not from labor but from ordinariness, and the guard is posted inside the human heart.

Shevitat Yom Tov 7Wednesday, July 8, 2026

The Days In Between

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Chapter 7 of Shevitat Yom Tov lays out the laws of Chol HaMoed: which labors are permitted for loss or festival need, what must be done differently, and how the in-between days are kept from becoming weekdays.