Commentary for Taanit 19:15

א"ר נחמן בר יצחק וסימנך עילאי בעו מיא תתאי לא בעו מיא אמר רב פפא הלכתא יום ששים כלאחר ששים:

<big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>IF THE SEVENTEENTH OF MARCHESHVAN CAME AND NO RAIN FELL THE YEHIDIM<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Distinguished persons.');">²⁶</span> [INDIVIDUALS] BEGIN TO FAST THREE FASTS; THEY MAY EAT AND DRINK AFTER IT GETS DARK<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On the night preceding the fast, the fast beginning only with dawn.');">²⁷</span> [AND ON THESE FASTS] IT IS PERMISSIBLE FOR THEM TO DO WORK, TO BATHE, TO ANOINT THEMSELVES WITH OIL, TO WEAR SHOES, AND TO HAVE

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