The Jerusalem Talmud Jerusalem Talmud Moed Katan 3.8

English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

MISHNAH: One does not put down the bier on the plaza, not to force a eulogy, nor that of women ever for reason of honor. Women on a holiday wail in chorus but do not clap hands. Rebbi Ismael says, those close to the bier clap hands.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

HALAKHAH: For all deceased he pushes the bier and minimizes the activities; for his father and his mother he maximizes the activities and does not push the bier. If it was a time of emergence or the rainy season, even for his father and his mother he maximizes the activities and does not push the bier, since everybody who maximizes the activities for his father and his mother is praiseworthy.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

For no deceased one he rends the trim except for father and mother, the words of Rebbi Meïr. Rebbi Jehudah says, any tear which does not completely sever the trim is a frivolous tear. Rebbi Joḥanan disagrees with Rebbi Jehudah in two things. Rebbi Joḥanan heard that Rebbi Ḥanina was weak. He was going up to visit him. On the road he heard that he had died. He descended from his donkey, took out the good Sabbath garment, and tore it. As we have stated there: “The High Priest rends his garment below, the common priest above.” Rebbi Eleazar in the name of Cahana: On top, high starting with the seam, below, low starting with the seam. Rebbi Joḥanan said, really low. Rebbi Eleazar in the name of Cahana follows Rebbi Jehudah. If following Rebbi Jehudah, he should not tear at all! How about this? It is a stringency for the High Priest that he shall sever the seam completely.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

For all deceased he stitches together after Seven and mends after Thirty. For his father or his mother he never mends. It was stated in the name of Rebbi Nathan: A woman stitches together immediately and mends after Thirty {days}; for her father and her mother she never mends. What is mending? Like fabric. The ladder and the qepeš do not obstruct.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

For all deceased he rends the uppermost {garment} only. For his father or his mother even ten on top of the other. The head cover does not obstruct. A woman rends only the uppermost. It was stated: Rebbi Simeon ben Eleazar says, a woman rends the undergarment, turns it around, and rends the remainder.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

For all deceased he is forbidden ironing up to Thirty. For his father and his mother all of twelve months. What is ironing? Ironed new woolen garments and ironed white linen garments.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

For all deceased he cannot shave until after Thirty; for his father and his mother until it becomes wild growth or until his relatives complain. <as the following:> The mother of Rebbi Samuel ben Eudaimon died eight days before the holiday. He came to ask Rebbi Mana who told him, anything dependent on Seven and Thirty is interrupted by the holiday. But here, until it becomes wild growth or until his colleagues complain.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

For no deceased he does bare his heart except for his father and his mother, the words of Rebbi Meïr. Rebbi Samuel in the name of Rebbi Eudaimon bar Tanḥum: Because the commandment “honor” became inactive for him.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

For all deceased he is forbidden to peddle merchandise all Thirty days. For his father and his mother until his colleagues criticize him and say, go out with us.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

For all deceased he is forbidden to go to a dinner all Thirty days; for his father and his mother up to twelve months. If it was a religious assembly or the Sanctification of a month <it is permitted.>

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

<If he was> exchanging garments all the Seven he is obligated to rend all of them. The Great Rebbi Ḥiyya and Rebbi Ḥama the father of Rebbi Hoshaia both say, all of them are forbidden to mend. Bar Qappara says, only the one of the first day is forbidden to mend. Rebbi Ḥuna said, there is another disagreement between them. He who says, all of them are forbidden to mend, makes the following days like the first day. Even if he wears several garments, he has to rend all of them. [Text of the Leiden scribe: He who says, only the one of the first day is forbidden to mend, makes the other days supplement. Even if he wears several garments, he rends only the outermost. Text of the Genizah scribe: For him who says, only the one of the first day is forbidden to mend, the other days are supplement; he rends only the outermost.]

Jerusalem Talmud Moed Katan 3.8

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