Moving Live Fish on Yom Tov
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Question
I am a gabbai in a yeshiva, and I brought live fish to my dorm room for the purpose of saying 'Tashlich'. It has now become clear to me that my roommates do not want all the yeshiva students to come to the room to say Tashlich, and they want me to move the fish to the dining hall. I wanted to ask: a. Is it permissible to move the fish on the holiday from place to place, since it was not possible to place them in the dining hall before the holiday? b. If it is forbidden to move them, what can be done?
Answer
It is forbidden to move the fish due to muktzeh. You need to find a place where they can be before the holiday. If such a place cannot be found, it is permissible to ask a non-Jew to move them on the holiday.