[Daf 4] Aninut and aveilut

Question 1

What are the main restrictions on an o’nen?

Answer 1

1. Eats in a different house
2. Does not recline whilst eating
3. No meat and wine
4. Pattur from all the (positive) mitzvot

Hilchot Avel 4:6

Question 2

What are the 11 prohibitions for an avel?

Acc. to Rambam, Mishne Torah

Answer 2

1. Haircut
2. Laundry
3. Wash
4. Annoint
5. Tashmish
6. Shoes
7. Work
8. Torah
9. Bed upright
10. Uncover head
11. Greeting

Hilchot Avel 5:1

Question 3

What is the source of Aveilut according to the Rambam?

Answer 3

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה הֵ֣ן הַ֠יּ֠וֹם הִקְרִ֨יבוּ אֶת־חַטָּאתָ֤ם וְאֶת־עֹֽלָתָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה וַתִּקְרֶ֥אנָה אֹתִ֖י כָּאֵ֑לֶּה ** וְאָכַ֤לְתִּי חַטָּאת֙ הַיּ֔וֹם הַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃ **
And Aaron spoke to Moses, “See, this day they brought their sin offering and their burnt offering before יהוה, and such things have befallen me! Had I eaten sin offering today, would יהוה have approved?”

Avel 1:1

Question 4

Is aveilut Min HaTorah, according to the Rambam?

Answer 4

Only first day, when it’s the day of mitah and kevurah

Avel 1:1

Question 5

Where does the idea of 7 days of mishteh and 7 days of mourning come from?

Answer 5

Moshe Rabbeinu

Avel 1:1

Question 6

From when is the avel chayav in mourning, acc to Rambam?

Answer 6

Yisatem Ha’golel

Avel 1:2

Question 7

Which story in Tanach does Rambam reference when he says that there is no laws of aveilut prior to “yisatem ha’golel”?

Answer 7

King David washed and annointed himself when his son died, before he was buried.

Avel 1:2

Question 8

Is tashmish forbidden to an o’nen acc. to Tosefot?

Give 3 reasons

Answer 8

Yes, mi’de’Rabanan b/c maybe “yimashech” or b/c it’s simcha or chutzpah

Tosefot Moed Kattan 23b

Question 9

Is tashmish forbidden for an o’nen acc. to Ramban in Torat Ha’Adam?

Answer 9

Yes - min HaTorah

Torat Ha’Adam

Question 10

Acc. to Ramban, how is the Biat Mitzvah allowed in Ketubot 3b (for an o’nen)?

Answer 10

• Ramban: Aseh pushes aside the Lo Ta’aseh

Question 11

Is an o’nen allowed to perform mitzvot?

Answer 11

• Rashi: Yes
• Tos: No

Brachot 17b

Question 12

Why does Tosefot forbid the o’nen from doing mitzvot?

Answer 12

• Kevodo shel met
• He has no-one to carry his burden with him

Tosefot Brachot 17b

Question 13

What is the explanation of “kevodo shel met” in the Yerushalmi, as to why o’nen not allowed to do mitzvot?

Answer 13

• Levush: Yomru … adam kal hayah be’eynav
• Rosh: His mind will be free to continually be o’ssek

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