Chol Ha Moed - Shabbat Chol HaMoed

See also Special Shabbat (Shabbat Chol HaMoed)

Shabbat Chol HaMoed, a Shabbat that occurs during Chol HaMoed, is observed like any other Shabbat in almost every respect. In particular, the usual restrictions on work apply fully, as on any other Shabbat.

Shabbat Chol Hamoed differs from an "ordinary" Shabbat in the following ways:

Prayers:

• Abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat
• Ya'aleh v'Yavo (as throughout Chol HaMoed)
• Hallel (as throughout Chol HaMoed)
• According to Ashkenazi custom, reading of Song of Songs on Passover or Ecclesiastes on Sukkot
• Torah Reading: seven aliyot as usual, but the Weekly Torah portion and Haftarah are replaced by readings particular to the Festival
• Musaf for the Festival (as throughout Chol HaMoed) replaces that for an "ordinary" Shabbat
• Hoshanot (as throughout Sukkot, but without using the Four Species)

Meals: Use of matzo instead of regular bread on Passover; meals eaten in the sukkah on Sukkot.