Tearing Skin on Chol Hamoed
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Question
Hello, It is known that cutting nails on Chol Hamoed is prohibited. Is there also a prohibition on tearing skin from the finger?
Answer
Hello and happy holidays!
It is permitted to tear skin from the finger on Chol Hamoed if there is a need for it.
Source
The rule regarding cutting nails on Chol Hamoed depends on the disagreement among the poskim, whether it is included in the decree on haircuts, or it is like other labors. [The decree on hair is that even though a haircut is needed for the festival, it is prohibited, so that a person does not enter the festival unkempt, relying on a haircut during the festival].
Tearing skin from the finger certainly does not relate to hair cutting, and therefore it is considered like any labor on Chol Hamoed, if there is a need, it is permitted, as it is a simple action.
See Shulchan Aruch and Rema Orach Chaim, Siman 532