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Sending a gift on Yom Tov
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It is forbidden mid’rabonon to present a gift to another person on Shabbos or Yom Tov. One may, however, give a gift that will serve a Shabbos or Yom Tov need. On Yom Tov, a permissible gift may consist of any item that can easily be used as food for Yom Tov. Examples include live or slaughtered animals, flours, oils and wine. Whole grains, which require extra processing before being used as food, may not be presented as a gift. Tefillin are a permissible gift (although they will not be worn on Yom Tov), since such a gift will gladden the recipient and add to his simchas Yom Tov. Objects that are muktzeh may not be given as gifts. Permissible gifts may be carried through a reshus harabim on Yom Tov.
7שו"ע תקטז, א, ומשנ"ב א ו־יב; משנ"ב שו, לג; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו
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It is forbidden to carry on Yom Tov in an open area in a way that gives the impression that items are being transported to be sold in the marketplace. This rule applies even when carrying within an eiruv. Shulchon Aruch rules that when three people are walking in a straight line, each carrying the same marketable item as the others, it would appear as if they are heading to the marketplace; in other formations, however, carrying the items would be permitted. Other poskim maintain that it is forbidden for three people who are each carrying the same item to walk together, regardless of how they are positioned. A third opinion forbids three people from walking in a row even if they are not each carrying the same item.
שו"ע תקטז, ב, משנ"ב ו-ז, ושעה"צ י-יא
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Sending animal feed on Yom Tov
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As mentioned, it is forbidden to send grain as a present on Yom Tov because it cannot be easily processed into an edible food. Although grain is edible as animal feed, it is generally not used as such, and this would not justify sending it as a gift. Nevertheless, if one is aware that the intended recipient has an animal that must be fed, sending grain as a gift would be permissible as long as it will only be carried through an eiruv.
If one will be sending a live animal as a present, there must be ample time to shecht and prepare it for consumption on Yom Tov. It would be forbidden to send it at the end of the day.
3 שו"ע תקטז, א, משנ"ב ד, ושעה"צ ו; וראה משנ"ב ה; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו
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- If a non-Jew was asked to deliver a package from one Jew to another, and he arrives on Shabbos or Yom Tov from outside the techum, the halacha is as follows: If the non-Jew was sent with ample time to reach his destination before Shabbos but was unexpectedly delayed, the recipient may use the item on Shabbos. If the non-Jew was deliberately sent to travel on Shabbos from outside the techum, it is forbidden for the recipient to use the object until after k’dei sheya’aseh on Motzoei Shabbos or Yom Tov.
- It is forbidden to eat (on the same day) fruits that were picked off a tree on Shabbos and Yom Tov. Likewise, freshly caught fish may not be eaten
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- If an object was transported beyond its owner’s techum, some poskim maintain that it is muktzeh and may not be used on Yom Tov.
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- A non-Jew acting as a purchasing agent
- Eating bread baked by a non-Jew
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PLEASE NOTE: The information in this email is for learning purposes only. Please review the Mishna Berura and Biurim U'Musafim before making a halachic decision. Hebrew words are occasionally transliterated to enable a smoother reading of the text. Common Ashkenazi pronunciation is generally used in these cases. |
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