Study Moed Katan folio 22A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
If the principal member of the household went with the remains of the deceased to the cemetery and did not return for several days, what is the halakha? If another mourner came to the house of mourning during his absence, does he follow the principal member of the household and count from the time o
The Talmud answers: Come and hear that which R' Ḥiyya bar Abba said that R' Yoḥanan said: Even if the principal member of the household went to the cemetery, the mourner who comes home during his absence counts with them, i.e., the other members of the household who did not go to the cemetery. The
The Talmud answers: This is not difficult. This statement, that he counts with them, is referring to a case where the principal member of the household came home within 3 days. And the other ruling, that he counts on his own, is referring to a case where he did not come home within 3 days. This conc
Rava said to the people of Meḥoza: Those of you who do not follow the coffin all the way to the place of interment should begin counting your days of mourning from when you turn your faces from the city gates to return home. Since the dead were commonly transported long distances and buried far awa
§ The Talmud cites the baraita taught above: R' Shimon says: Even if one of the mourners came on the 7th day from a nearby place, he counts with the other mourners and completes the 7-day period of mourning with them. R' Ḥiyya bar Gamda said that R' Yosei ben Shaul said that R' Yehuda HaNasi said: A