Responsa for Pesachim 83:5
בי רב אמרי לאמר לאו אמור:
Rabbi asked Bar Kappara: How does that imply it? Said he to him, Because it is written, 'lemor': a 'not' ['lo'] was stated in [these] matters.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Lemor' is treated as contraction of 'lo amur'. I.e., the laws contained in this section are subject to the admonition, 'do not violate them'.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. Is a mourner permitted to grind wheat during the first week of mourning, if otherwise he would have no bread?
A. Even when the mourner has bread, but prefers it fresh, he is permitted to grind wheat.
SOURCES: Pr. 20; cf. Rashba I, 845; Mord. M.K. 929.
A. Even when the mourner has bread, but prefers it fresh, he is permitted to grind wheat.
SOURCES: Pr. 20; cf. Rashba I, 845; Mord. M.K. 929.
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Teshuvot Maharam
Q. Wheat containing cracked grains (cracked by moisture) which constituted less than one-sixtieth of the whole was ground up before Passover. Is it permissible to eat such flour on Passover?
A. No, such flour is not fit for consumption on Passover. This Responsum is addressed to R. Hayyim.
SOURCES: L. 332; Rashba I, 831.
A. No, such flour is not fit for consumption on Passover. This Responsum is addressed to R. Hayyim.
SOURCES: L. 332; Rashba I, 831.
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