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size=2>From: "Eli Turkel" <A
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size=2>>>They asked a posek who said she should show up for<BR>work but
not do anything (unless it was pikuach nefesh).<BR>I was greatly disturbed by
this psak. It seems the posek is more worried<BR>about possible work on chol
hamoed then choshen mishpat issues of<BR>getting paid but refusing to
work.<<<BR><BR>-- <BR>Eli Turkel<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>She should go back and ask the same posek that very question -- how can a
paid employee sit there and refuse to work? I agree it's a strange
psak.</DIV>
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<DIV>I note that in general they do seem to take chol hamoed very seriously in
E'Y (is that only the charedi community?) while we in chu'l are perhaps too lax
about chol hamoed. </DIV>
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<DIV>But I don't know anyone in chu'l who would refuse to work on chol hamoed --
or who would even think of asking a shaila. </DIV>
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<DIV>BTW I am typing these very words on chol hamoed, whereas before the
advent of the internet, I never used to type on chol hamoed. I
still wonder if it's mutar and simply assume that if everyone now does it,
it must be mutar. Yes, this is similar to the teudas hechsher of
some frum restaurants discussed in these pages a few months ago, the "alle
essen" hechsher. I sure hope that's a good hechsher. While I am
bringing up this chol hamoed question, let me add another: does
typing on chol hamoed become an issur only if I print out what I typed?
How about if I print out what someone else typed? </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
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