## Moed Katan Daf 23a

###### Moed Katan 23a:1
[Moed Katan 23a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/23a:1)

וְקוֹרִין שִׁבְעָה, וְיוֹצְאִין. רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן קׇרְחָה אוֹמֵר: לֹא שֶׁיֵּלְכוּ וִיטַיְּילוּ בַּשּׁוּק, אֶלָּא יוֹשְׁבִין וְדָוִוין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**and seven** people **read** from the Torah. **And** then **they leave** and pray on their own. **Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korḥa says:** It is **not that they stroll** afterward **in the marketplace,** but **rather they sit** at home **in silent** mourning.


###### Moed Katan 23a:2
[Moed Katan 23a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/23a:2)

וְאֵין אוֹמְרִים שְׁמוּעָה וְאַגָּדָה בְּבֵית הָאֵבֶל. אָמְרוּ עָלָיו עַל רַבִּי חֲנַנְיָה בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל שֶׁהָיָה אוֹמֵר שְׁמוּעָה וְאַגָּדָה בְּבֵית הָאֵבֶל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** furthermore, **one may not speak** about ***halakha* or *aggada* in a house of mourning,** as this is an activity that brings people joy. **It was said of Rabbi Ḥananya ben Gamliel that he would speak about *halakha* and *aggada* in a house of mourning.**


###### Moed Katan 23a:3
[Moed Katan 23a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/23a:3)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: אָבֵל, שַׁבָּת רִאשׁוֹנָה — אֵינוֹ יוֹצֵא מִפֶּתַח בֵּיתוֹ, שְׁנִיָּה — יוֹצֵא וְאֵינוֹ יוֹשֵׁב בִּמְקוֹמוֹ, שְׁלִישִׁית — יוֹשֵׁב בִּמְקוֹמוֹ וְאֵינוֹ מְדַבֵּר, רְבִיעִית — הֲרֵי הוּא כְּכׇל אָדָם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **The Sages taught** the following *baraita*: During the **first week** after his bereavement, **the mourner may not go out of the opening of his house.** During the **second** week, **he may go out, but he may not sit in his** usual **place** in the synagogue. During the **third** week, **he may sit in his** usual **place but he may not speak.** During the **fourth** week, **he is like any** other **person.**


###### Moed Katan 23a:4
[Moed Katan 23a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/23a:4)

רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: לֹא הוּצְרְכוּ לוֹמַר שַׁבָּת רִאשׁוֹנָה לֹא יֵצֵא מִפֶּתַח בֵּיתוֹ, שֶׁהֲרֵי הַכֹּל נִכְנָסִין לְבֵיתוֹ לְנַחֲמוֹ. אֶלָּא: שְׁנִיָּה — אֵינוֹ יוֹצֵא מִפֶּתַח בֵּיתוֹ, שְׁלִישִׁית — יוֹצֵא וְאֵינוֹ יוֹשֵׁב בִּמְקוֹמוֹ, רְבִיעִית — יוֹשֵׁב בִּמְקוֹמוֹ וְאֵינוֹ מְדַבֵּר, חֲמִישִׁית — הֲרֵי הוּא כְּכׇל אָדָם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yehuda says: They did not need to say** that **during the first week** the mourner **may not go out of the opening of his house.** This teaches us nothing new, **as** at that time **everyone goes into his house to console him. Rather,** during the **second** week, he may **not go out of the opening of his house.** During the **third** week, **he may go out, but he may not sit in his** usual **place** in the synagogue. During the **fourth** week, **he may sit in his** usual **place, but he may not speak.** During the **fifth** week, **he is like any** other **person.**


###### Moed Katan 23a:5
[Moed Katan 23a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/23a:5)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: כׇּל שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם לַנִּישּׂוּאִין. מֵתָה אִשְׁתּוֹ — אָסוּר לִישָּׂא אִשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת עַד שֶׁיַּעַבְרוּ עָלָיו שְׁלֹשָׁה רְגָלִים. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: רֶגֶל רִאשׁוֹן וְשֵׁנִי — אָסוּר, שְׁלִישִׁי — מוּתָּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **The Sages taught** another *baraita*: During **the entire thirty-day** period of mourning, it is prohibited **to marry.** If **one’s wife died, it is prohibited to marry another wife until three Festivals pass** since her death. **Rabbi Yehuda says:** Until the **first and second** Festivals have passed, **he is prohibited** from marrying; before the **third** Festival, however, he is **permitted** to do so.


###### Moed Katan 23a:6
[Moed Katan 23a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/23a:6)

וְאִם אֵין לוֹ בָּנִים — מוּתָּר לִישָּׂא לְאַלְתַּר מִשּׁוּם בִּיטּוּל פְּרִיָּה וּרְבִיָּה. הִנִּיחָה לוֹ בָּנִים קְטַנִּים — מוּתָּר לִישָּׂא לְאַלְתַּר מִפְּנֵי פַרְנָסָתָן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if he does not have children, he is permitted to marry** another wife **immediately due to** the need to not **neglect** the mitzva to **be fruitful and multiply.** Since he has not yet fulfilled the mitzva of procreation, he is still required to marry a wife. Any delay might result in a lost opportunity for marriage. Similarly, if his wife died and **left him young children, he is permitted to marry** another wife **immediately, so that** she might **take care of them.**


###### Moed Katan 23a:7
[Moed Katan 23a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/23a:7)

מַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁמֵּתָה אִשְׁתּוֹ שֶׁל יוֹסֵף הַכֹּהֵן, וְאָמַר לַאֲחוֹתָהּ בְּבֵית הַקְּבָרוֹת: לְכִי וּפַרְנְסִי אֶת בְּנֵי אֲחוֹתֵךְ, וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵן לֹא בָּא עָלֶיהָ אֶלָּא לִזְמַן מְרוּבֶּה. מַאי לִזְמַן מְרוּבֶּה? אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: לְאַחַר שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
There was **an incident when the wife of Yosef the Priest died, and he said to her sister at the cemetery** immediately after the funeral: **Go and care for your sister’s children.** In other words, he alluded that he wished to marry her immediately. **But even though** he married her immediately, **he did not engage in sexual relations with her for a long time** afterward. The Gemara asks: **What** is the meaning of the term: **A long time? Rav Pappa said: After thirty days.**


###### Moed Katan 23a:8
[Moed Katan 23a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/23a:8)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: כׇּל שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם לְגִיהוּץ, אֶחָד כֵּלִים חֲדָשִׁים וְאֶחָד כֵּלִים יְשָׁנִים יוֹצְאִין מִתּוֹךְ הַמַּכְבֵּשׁ. רַבִּי אוֹמֵר: לֹא אָסְרוּ אֶלָּא כֵּלִים חֲדָשִׁים בִּלְבָד. רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: לֹא אָסְרוּ אֶלָּא כֵּלִים חֲדָשִׁים לְבָנִים בִּלְבָד.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **The Sages taught** yet another *baraita*: During **the entire thirty-day** period of mourning, it is prohibited **to** wear **ironed** garments, **whether they are new garments or old garments taken out of the press,** as ironed garments appear to be new. **Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi disagrees and **says:** The Sages **prohibited** wearing **only new garments. Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon, says: They prohibited** wearing **only new white garments.**


###### Moed Katan 23a:9
[Moed Katan 23a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/23a:9)

אַבָּיֵי נָפֵיק בִּגְרָדָא דְסַרְבָּלָא כְּרַבִּי. רָבָא נָפֵיק בְּחִימּוּצְתָּא רוֹמִיתָא סוּמַּקְתָּא חַדְתִּי כְּרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates that **Abaye went out** while he was in mourning **in an old white garment, in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi. **Rava,** on the other hand, **went out in a new, red Roman cloak,** as he acted **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon.**


###### Moed Katan 23a:10
[Moed Katan 23a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Moed%20Katan/r/23a:10)

מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאָמְרוּ: שַׁבָּת עוֹלָה וְאֵינָהּ מַפְסֶקֶת. בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה וּבְנֵי גָלִילָא. הָנֵי אָמְרִי:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It was taught in the mishna: This is **because** the Sages **said** that **Shabbat counts** as one of the days of mourning, **but it does not interrupt** the mourning period, which continues after Shabbat. It is stated that with regard to mourning on Shabbat, there is a difference in practice between **the residents of Judea and the residents of the Galilee. These say:**