Commentary for Moed Katan 45:2
ואין אומרים שמועה ואגדה בבית האבל אמרו עליו על ר' חנניה בן גמליאל שהיה אומר שמועה ואגדה בבית האבל
Neither a halachic theme<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' - a novel exposition of the legal import of a Mishnah, Baraitha 'heard' from some prominent teacher. Aggadah, is a homiletical exposition of ethical import.');"><sup>3</sup></span> nor an aggadah should be discussed in the house of mourning. It was related of R'Hananiah B'Gamaliel that he used to speak on halachic and aggadic themes in the house of mourning.
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