Responsa for Taanit 24:10

עברו אלו ולא נענו ב"ד גוזרין עליהן עוד שבע שהן י"ג תעניות על הצבור הרי אלו יתרות על הראשונות שבאלו מתריעין ונועלין את החנויות בשני מטין עם חשיכה ובחמישי מותרין מפני כבוד השבת

<big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>IF THESE FAST DAYS PASSED AND THERE WAS NO ANSWER TO THEIR PRAYERS, THE BETH DIN ORDAIN UPON THE COMMUNITY THREE FURTHER FASTS; [ON DAYS PRECEDING THESE FASTS] THEY MAY EAT AND DRINK [ONLY] WHILST IT IS STILL DAY, AND THEY MAY NOT [ON THESE FAST DAYS] DO WORK, NOR BATHE, NOR ANOINT THEMSELVES WITH OIL, NOR WEAR SHOES, NOR HAVE MARITAL, RELATIONS; AND THE BATHS TOO ARE CLOSED. IF THESE [DAYS] PASSED AND THERE WAS [STILL] NO ANSWER TO THEIR PRAYERS THE BETH DIN ORDAIN UPON THE COMMUNITY A FURTHER SEVEN [FASTS].

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