A Gentile Doing Laundry on Their Own During Chol Hamoed

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Question

Earlier I asked the rabbi as follows: Every Thursday, a non-Jewish helper comes to my house and does laundry. The question is, should I tell her not to do laundry tomorrow, during Chol Hamoed? And what if she starts doing it on her own, do I need to tell her not to do it, or is the prohibition only on instructing a non-Jew to do work for me? Please clarify. Rabbi's answer: Any garment that a Jew is forbidden to launder should not be given to her to launder. Source: Mishna Berura, Siman 534, Subsection 14 Everything that is forbidden is also forbidden through a non-Jew. I knew this from the words of the Mishna Berura, but my question was because it is explained there that the main prohibition is 'giving to a non-Jew' to launder, and as stated in the rabbi's answer, I am asking about a situation where I do not give her to launder, but she does it on her own, is this also included in the prohibition or not.

Answer

Hello, 

Even if she does it on her own, it is still included in the prohibition.

Source

According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Ovadia Fried, shlita

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