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Buying a Book – Chol HaMoed

Question

Is it permitted to buy a reading book on Chol HaMoed for a woman who will be alone on Simchat Torah and wants to read it?

Answer

Shalom and blessings 

It is permitted. This is a purchase for the needs of the festival. 

And one must buy it from a place that is open in accordance with halacha, and not in the usual weekday manner. 

Answered 27 September 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, siman 539, se’if 11
Rulings of our teacher, Rabbi Amram Fried shlita

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