Commentary for Moed Katan 40:9
ת"ר כל האמור בפרשת כהנים שכהן מיטמא להן אבל מתאבל עליהן ואלו הן אשתו אביו ואמו אחיו ואחותו בנו ובתו הוסיפו עליהן אחיו ואחותו הבתולה מאמו ואחותו נשואה בין מאביו בין מאמו
And just as he observes [formal] mourning for these, he likewise observes [formal] mourning for their relatives in the second degree:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., for his grandfather, grandmother or grandchildren; also for brothers and sisters of parents, i.e., uncles and aunts.');"><sup>14</sup></span> this is R'Akiba's ruling. R'Simeon B'Eleazar says: [Extended, formal] mourning is not observed except for one's son's child and a father's father,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., for these only but no others of those included in R Akiba's extended list. Cf. n. 7.');"><sup>15</sup></span>
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