Commentary for Moed Katan 35:1

הלכה כרבי יוסי במועד ובאבל דאמר שמואל הלכה כדברי המיקל באבל

that the Halachah follows the opinion of R'Jose [both] in regard to the festival [week] and to mourning. For Samuel said that in [questions appertaining to] mourning, the halachah follows the authority of the more lenient view. Phineas, Mar Samuel's brother, suffered a bereavement<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'something befell him'.');">¹</span>

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