Commentary for Shabbat 26:4

ת"ר מי כתב מגילת תענית אמרו חנניה בן חזקיה וסיעתו שהיו מחבבין את הצרות

— Come and hear: One may not search his garments by the light of a lamp, nor read by the light of a lamp; and these are of the halachoth stated in the upper chamber of Hananiah b. Hezekiah b. Garon. This proves that we learnt, AND THESE ARE;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the halachoth quoted are given in the previous Mishnah. ');">¹⁰</span> this proves it. Our Rabbis taught: Who wrote Megillath Ta'anith?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'The scroll of fasting', containing a list of the days on which fasting is forbidden. Thirty five days are listed; on fourteen public mourning was forbidden, whilst fasting was prohibited on all. V. J.E. VIII, 427. ');">¹¹</span>

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