Take the 2-minute tour ×  A theoretical shailo. One who is
making a bris the day after shmini etzeres on isro chag (in
eretz yisrael) and will have limited time to cook may they
prepare the food already on chol hamoed for after the moed? I
have heard poskim that are matir this because it's being done
for a mitzvah however I'd like to find some sources for this or
those that discuss this.  share|improve this question  1 Answer
1  up vote 2 down vote accepted  The Shu"t Shraga He'maor (2:48
Ois 2) deals with this exact case, and permits it on the grounds
that it is for the sake of a mitzvah, and if we would require
him to purchase everything ready made he would lose money.
However Rabbi Y. Farkash in Chol Hamoed Kehilchoso (pg. 238
footnote 38) writes that this heter is not so clear; see there.
share|improve this answer Who is Shut Shraga La'Maor from? Did
you mean Shraga HaMeir? I ask since I can't seem to find it on
Hebrew Books –  Yehoshua Oct 9 '12 at 16:29 @Yehoshua Yip, sorry
it's corrected. Also Chol Ha