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אורח חיים תקכ״גOrach Chayim 523

Siman 523 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 4 se'ifim

הלכות יום טובLaws of the Festivals· siman 523

Se’if 1א׳

מְסִירִים זְבוּבִים הַנִּתְלִים בַּבְּהֵמָה, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהֵן עוֹשִׂין חַבּוּרָה.

1. Laws regarding animals on the holiday, 4 Seifim: We remove flies that are stuck on an animal, even though this creates a wound.

Se’if 2ב׳

אֵין מְגָרְדִין בְּהֵמָה בְּמִגְרֶדֶת בְּיוֹם טוֹב, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמַּשֶּׁרֶת שֵׂעָר.

2. We do not comb an animal with a fine comb on a holiday because this removes hair.

Se’if 3ג׳

אֵין מְיַלְּדִין בְּהֵמָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב, אֲבָל מְסַעֲדִין אוֹתָהּ, שֶׁאוֹחֵז בַּוָּלָד שֶׁלֹּא יִפֹּל לָאָרֶץ, וְנוֹפֵחַ לוֹ בְּחוֹטְמוֹ, וְנוֹתֵן לוֹ דַּד לְתוֹךְ פִּיו.

3. We do not deliver an animal on a holiday, but we assist it by holding the newborn such that it does not fall on the ground, blowing in its nose, and putting the teat into its mouth.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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