Is It Permitted to Build LEGO on Yom Tov for OCD Relief?
Question
I struggle with OCD and depression, and my therapist recommended building adult LEGO sets (that stay assembled) as a calming activity. Is it permissible according to halacha to build these LEGO sets on Yom Tov for mental health reasons, especially during Passover?
Answer
Thank you for your question.
In the circumstances that you described it would be permitted for you to build LEGO sets on Shabbos and Yomtov.
Wishing you well.
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Head of the English department at sheilot.com, Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Graduate of Yeshivas Ponovezh and Kollel Ponovezh, tested by Mifal Halacha, Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah (2022–2026)
Basar Vecholv, Ta'aroves, Ribis, Laws of Shabbos, Yom Tov, Chol Hamoed, Niddah, Tzitzis and Tefillin, Eiruvin, Succah
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