Commentary for Moed Katan 29:24

מצורע מהו בקריעה ת"ש (ויקרא יג, מה) בגדיו יהיו פרומים שיהו מקורעין שמע מינה

A mourner is forbidden to wash his clothes, for it is written, And Joab sent to Tekoa and fetched thence a wise woman and said unto her: 'I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner and put mourner apparel, I Pray thee and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' II Sam. XIV, 2.');">⁴⁸</span> What about the 'separated' [under a ban] and the lepers washing their clothes? - Come and hear: Persons 'separated' [under a ban] and lepers are forbidden to cut [their hair] or wash [their clothes]. You may infer it from here.

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