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When someone dies during sheva brachos, does the mourner immediately become an avel or only after the week of celebration? Rabbi Zweig analyzes the Rambam (רמב"ם) and Raavad's dispute through Rabbi Akiva Eiger's penetrating questions. The resolution hinges on distinguishing between the status (shem avel) taking effect immediately versus the obligation to observe mourning practices starting later.
This shiur presents an in-depth analysis of the complex laws governing mourning during periods of celebration, specifically addressing when the halachic status of avel (mourner) takes effect. The discussion centers on the case in Kesubos 4a where someone's relative dies during sheva brachos (the seven days of wedding celebration). The shiur begins with Rabbi Akiva Eiger's fundamental question about the Shearei Knesses HaGedolah's ruling. If a festival occurs three days after someone begins mourning during sheva brachos, why would the festival cancel the remaining mourning obligations when the formal mourning period hasn't even begun yet? This seems to contradict the established principle that festivals can only cancel mourning that has already commenced.
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Kesubos 4a
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