Q&A: Writing and Studying on Hol HaMoed
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Writing and Studying on Hol HaMoed
Question
Hi, I have a math exam right after the holidays. Am I allowed to study for it on Hol HaMoed, and also to write, of course, in order to practice?
What do you say as a first-rate halakhic decisor?
Answer
Yes, this counts as preventing a loss.
Thanks. It’s just that everyone always says it’s forbidden, and that only for a really big and important exam, like the matriculation exams, is there room to be lenient if you couldn’t study at another time—which sounds exaggerated to me—and I wanted to know whether that could really be the case.