Quoting%20commentary for Moed Katan 42:5

שלשה ימים הראשונים אסור בשאילת שלום והתניא מעשה ומתו בניו של ר"ע נכנסו כל ישראל והספידום הספד גדול

But surely it was taught: It happened, when [two]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. D. note 7: probably during a plague.');">⁴</span> sons of R'Akiba, [bridegrooms],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So Sem. III, 6. The expression denotes that they died in the prime of life, under thirty years of age.');">⁵</span>

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