tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210975229176371080.post3167011835955785085..comments2015-09-18T11:03:35.295-07:00Comments on Eretz Tov: An impressive defense of Klal YisroelJosh M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14414532577328945154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210975229176371080.post-16970223372977592142015-09-18T10:53:58.441-07:002015-09-18T10:53:58.441-07:001. If, as the Mechaber says in 495:2, all melachos...1. If, as the Mechaber says in 495:2, all melachos for yomtov needs are muttar, but the chachamim prohibited some, such as harvesting etc, the answer is that he was pre-issur.<br />2. In any case, from Rashi there in passuk 19 it is clear that the event took place on Chol HaMoed, not Yomtov. That being the case, the word "Emesh" in Rash in 13 must mean "in the evening," not "last night." Although harvesting on Chol HaMoed is generally prohibited, that is not the case when there's nothing else to eat, as was true at the time of Gideon.Eliezer Eisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036989084122930226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210975229176371080.post-44255070117394477072015-09-18T10:53:39.329-07:002015-09-18T10:53:39.329-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Eliezer Eisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036989084122930226noreply@blogger.com