Commentary for Pesachim 108:14

מסייע לרבי אלעזר דא"ר אלעזר אסור לו לאדם שיושיט אצבעו במים בתשעה באב כדרך שאסור להושיט אצבעו ביום הכיפורים

R'Papa said: What does 'it is not like a public fast' mean? It is not like the first ones but like the last [ones].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In times of drought three public fasts were proclaimed, which began at daybreak. But if the drought nevertheless continued, another three were proclaimed, and these began the previous evening (v. Ta'an. Mishnah ');">²¹</span> An objection is raised: There is no difference between the Ninth of Ab and the Day of Atonement except that with the latter, its doubt is forbidden, while with the former, its doubt is permitted.

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