Commentary for Moed Katan 28:6
אי אמרת קטן אסור נמצאת אבילות נוהגת בקטן ותניא מקרעין לקטן מפני עגמת נפש
A mourner does not deport himself as one in mourning during a festival, as it is said: And thou shalt rejoice in the feast.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XVI, 14.');"><sup>6</sup></span> [For], if his mourning began before [the festival], a positive precept incumbent on the community<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The divine charge, an 'ordinance' to the community to observe the joyous celebration of the festival.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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