Reference for Moed Katan 41:11
אמר רב מתנה מאי טעמא דר"א דכתיב (דברים לד, ח) ויתמו ימי בכי אבל משה אמר רב עינא מ"ט דר' יהושע דכתיב (עמוס ח, י) ואחריתה כיום מר
'Provided only that he does not place [at his side] an expositor [assistant]'. But then how is he to do? - After the manner taught [in the following]: 'It happen ed, that when a son of R'Judah B'Il'ai died, he went into the Beth Hamidrash and R'Hananiah B''Akabia also went in and sat him down at his side: he then whispered to R'Hananiah B''Akabia and R'Hananiah B''Akabia [whispered] to the Turgeman and the Turgeman spoke aloud to the public'. Our Rabbis taught: '[During] the first three days a mourner is forbidden to put on phylacteries.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra 15a.');"><sup>16</sup></span>
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