Commentary for Zevachim 200:17

אמרוה קמיה דרבא מדקאמר רבי יום קבורה תופס לילו מדרבנן מכלל דיום מיתה תופס לילו מדאורייתא

To this R'Joseph demurred: Then when it is taught, He who learns about his bereavement, and he who gathers bones, performs immersion and eats in the evening; whence it follows that as for the day of burial, he may not even eat in the evening; with whom will it agree?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Both Rabbi and the Rabbis hold that the evening is permitted.');">²¹</span> Rather, explain it thus: For how long is he an onen on his account?

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