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Why does a chasan observe fourteen days of aveilus when his father dies during sheva brachos? The shiur develops a fundamental distinction between two separate halachas in aveilus: the obligation to feel tzar (bitterness) and the obligation to act out aveilus practices. This framework explains the differences between Shabbos (שבת) and Yom Tov regarding dvarim shebetzina.
The shiur analyzes the Gemara (גמרא)'s ruling that when a chasan's father dies during sheva yemei hamishteh, he first completes his seven days of celebration (observing dvarim shebetzina) and then observes seven days of aveilus. Rabbi Zweig questions why this creates fourteen days of aveilus when normally dvarim shebetzina should fulfill the aveilus obligation, as evidenced by the fact that when someone dies erev Yom Tov, the regel is mevatel shiva precisely because dvarim shebetzina was observed on Shabbos (שבת). The shiur establishes a foundational principle that there are two distinct halachas in aveilus. The first is the obligation to feel aveilus - the bitterness and emotional response to loss (achris ki yom mar). The second is the obligation to act out aveilus - sitting on the floor, not taking haircuts, and other practices that demonstrate kavod hameis (honoring the deceased). These two obligations can operate independently.
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